kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
to use and then throw away
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
change of government; regime change
ability to get things done
to reveal one's true colors
political system; political institution; regime
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
none of your business; not your concern
youngster; young and immature person
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
second-hand shop; recycle shop
accidental death (esp. while climbing mountains or being shipwrecked)
higher education; tertiary education
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
to graduate from a university
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
assistant professor; associate professor
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
trans-Atlantic; trans-Atlantic crossing
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
warships and other vessels; naval vessels
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness