Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
common reed (Phragmites australis)
postwar period; period after Second World War
marching orders; sailing orders
supreme command; direction over all
the entire force (of soldiers)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
group; bunch; crowd; group
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
transport aircraft; transport plane
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
science and technology; scientific technique
possible; likely; probable
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; ICBM
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
landing; alighting; touch down
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity