intended use; intended purpose
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
between both countries; bilateral
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
successive generations; successive emperors
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
federal parliament; federal congress
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
declaration of war; proclamation of war
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
scale; scope; plan; structure
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; NATO
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
automatic; intransitive verb
firm; unshakeable; resolute
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
fundamental right; fundamental human right
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
social right; economic right
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
society; public; community; social studies
mid-to-long term; medium and long term
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
sense of values; values; value system
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)