to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
(Japanese) National Defense Council (1956-86) (Defence); National Security Council (USA)
complication; confusion; disorder
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to become clear; to be made public
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
even though; despite; when
encryption; encipherment; password protection
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
chief of the general staff
head start; initiative; preemption
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
intermediate-range ballistic missile; IRBM
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch