Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
praise; glorification; extolment
Shidehara Kijūrō (Japanese prime minister 1945-1946)
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
pacifist constitution (i.e. the current Japanese constitution); peace constitution
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP; Free Democratic Party (Germany); FDP
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
about; on; regarding; per; for every
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
violation of the constitution
armed forces; military; troops
self-defense; self-defence
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
calamity; misfortune; disaster
dealing with; coping with
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
independent state; independent nation
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
military force; military strength
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
food; foodstuff; prey; victim