Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
armed forces; military; troops
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to pass (of time); to elapse
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
constitution; rules; regulation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to go with the flow; to go with the times
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
strong nation; powerful country
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
superiority; predominance
maintenance; preservation; improvement
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
meaning; significance; sense
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
special; particular; peculiar; unique
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
literally; to the letter; literal
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
revision; amendment; alteration
armaments; military preparations
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)