after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
aging; wearing out; deterioration
retiring from military service
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
building time; construction period
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
fuel consumption; gas mileage
high voltage; high pressure
mixed loading; consolidation
knot (nautical mile per hour)
Dunkerque (France); Dunkirk
battle cruiser; battlecruiser
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
place names used during the Ritsuryo period
intimacy; affection; familiarity
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
the instability of a political situation; political instability
far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraconservative
fascist party; National Fascist Party (Italy; 1921-1943); Partito Nazionale Fascista; PNF