to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
pacifist constitution (often applied to the Japanese constitution); constitution which outlaws use of arms
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
constitution of Japan; Japanese constitution
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP; Free Democratic Party (Germany); FDP
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
self-defense; self-defence
calamity; misfortune; disaster
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
international cooperation; international harmony
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
final game; final games; the finals
argument; dispute; controversy
export; exportation; efferent
munitions industry; war industry
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
security treaty (esp. US-Japan Security Treaty)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
hydroelectric plant or power station
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
labor; labour; manpower; working force
raw materials; ingredients
import; importation; introduction; afferent