defense; defence; protection
southern part; the south (of a region)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
war; fighting; fierce competition
the life of the people; the people's living
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
export value; value of exports
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
trade with the United States
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already