to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
economic boom due to special procurements, esp. in wartime
peace preservation; security; safety
island group; archipelago
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
(college) president; secretary-general
prostitution of learning; twisting the truth and truckling to the times
party; set; gang; company; person
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
state funeral; national funeral
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
Namiki Michiko (1921.9.30-2001.4.7)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
Manjoume Tadashi (1905.1.31-1968.4.25)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
news of cherry blossom blooming conditions; tidings of flowers
popular song program on radio or television
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
singing contest; person proud of their voice
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up