one way or the other; either way
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
glad countenance; joyful look
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF
captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade) (JMSDF)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
our country; our land; one's own country
10,000,000,000; ten billion
in case of; at that time; at this time
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
outbreak of war; starting a war
head start; initiative; preemption
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
on the sea; surface of the sea
chief; main; principal; major
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
Tomcat (fighter aircraft); F-14
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
archipelago; chain of islands
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
eagle (bird of prey, Accipitridae family)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living