resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
silent; silent movie; silent film; silent letter
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
intelligence agency; secret service
to play a leading role; to play a central part
special; particular; peculiar; unique
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
security treaty (esp. US-Japan Security Treaty)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
laws and regulations; legislation
senior high school student
-less; lacking; non-existing
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
reality; actuality; hard fact
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions