Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to concern; to be related
secrecy; highly classified information
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
blow; shock; strike; batting
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
female university student; female college student
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
cooperation; collaboration
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
trip abroad; overseas travel
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
a couple (of lovers, etc.)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)