to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
don't worry; no worries; never mind
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
series of battles; successive battles
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
old body; aged person; elderly person
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
Maritime Self-Defense Force
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
cruise; navigation; sailing
advisory level; warning level
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to differ; to vary; to disagree
Japan, the United States and South Korea
position; location; base; point; site
maintenance; preservation; improvement
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
interceptor; interceptor aircraft
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
after that; afterwards; thereafter