tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
defense; defence; protection
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
factory; plant; mill; workshop
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
raw materials; ingredients
supply; provision; raising; procurement
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
military history; military annals
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
intercept; interception; counter-attack
preliminary test or trial; tryout
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
being left out; being ostracized
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
putting into operation; invocation
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to pass (of time); to elapse
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight