arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
defense; defence; protection
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
permission; approval; authorization; license
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
application; request; petition
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
(United States of) America; USA; US
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
scale; scope; plan; structure
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
carrying aboard a warship
such ... as; or some such
participation; joining; entry
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)