defence program; defence plan
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
within Earth's atmosphere; inner space
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
prototype model; experimental machine
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
to escape from; to get out
munitions industry; war industry
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM
passenger (on a ship or aircraft)
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
rest; break; recess; intermission