method; process; manner; way; means; technique
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
control of the air; air supremacy
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
management; administration; operation
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
I see; that's right; indeed
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference