no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
result; fruit (of); product (of)
real life; actual life; everyday life
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
two parts; two copies; the second part
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
gubernatorial election; election of governor; gubernatorial campaign; gubernatorial race
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field