under repair; out of service
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
thrust; driving force; propulsion
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
port (left side of vessel)
to discuss; to talk together
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
newcomer; initiate; rookie
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
as you see; as you can see
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
motherland; fatherland; native country
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour