century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
warring nations; belligerents
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
change in appearance; transformation
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
-less; lacking; non-existing
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
authoritative interpretation (of a law); binding interpretation
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to waive one's right; to waive a right
security treaty (esp. US-Japan Security Treaty)