National Defense Academy (Japan); NDA
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
dealing with; coping with
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
negligence; carelessness; mistake
reaching; attaining; arrival
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
exaltation; emotional uplift
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
opposite; reverse; contrary
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
recommendation; referral; endorsement
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
light; easy; non-serious; minor
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to be overcome with emotion
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common