National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
headquarters; head office; main office
influenced (by); under an influence
scale; scope; plan; structure
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
war situation; progress of a battle
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
labor; labour; manpower; working force