influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
massing (of troops); gathering
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
war; battle; match; game; competition
authority; power; influence
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
general staff headquarters
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
country; territory; domain; realm
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
armed forces; military; troops
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
territorial right; dominion
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to show up; to appear; to turn up
each nation; many nations; many countries
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you