half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
official announcement; proclamation
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
food and drink; eating and drinking
very interesting; of great interest
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
confections; sweets; candy; cake
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
bill (at a restaurant); check
how; in what way; how about; questionable
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
society; public; community; social studies
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
thank you for your continued patronage