national defence; national defense
unqualified; without qualifications
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea); click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae); obsequious person
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
cemented carbide; superhard; ultrahard
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
televising; broadcasting; airing
ordinary people; general public; public at large
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
newspaper story (article, account)
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
national; founded and run by the central government
black and white; right and wrong
front-page article; top story; lead
fraudulent claim of product origin
revision; amendment; alteration
(political) policy position; line of policy; party line
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
democracy; democratic system of government
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)