extensive knowledge; erudition
Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) (formerly NASDA)
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
exoplanet; extrasolar planet
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
worst-ever; history's worst
right to choose; a say; option
railgun (gun in which a conductive projectile is propelled using electromagnetic force)
every other; second; alternate
main battery; main armament
a considerable number; a fair number
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
mountain (pile) of difficult problems
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
engineer (on a train, ship, aircraft, etc.)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
perception; sensation; awareness
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")