teacher; instructor; professor
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
modesty; humility; being humble
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
don't you think?; indicates question
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
national defence; national defense
estimate (of costs); budget
increase (in an amount of money)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
pacifist constitution (i.e. the current Japanese constitution); peace constitution
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
prompt; immediate; in real time
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
such; this sort of; like this
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
use; utilization; utilisation; application
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
armed might; military power; the sword; force
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender