actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
for this very reason; that is exactly why
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to look around; to survey
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
perfect; complete; flawless
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart