stable supply; reliable supply
news of someone's death; obituary
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
impossible to do (although wants to)
more than anything; above all else
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
primary school; elementary school; grade school
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit