difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
(political) power; authority; influence
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
the front; honest; upright; decent
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
United States and China; Sino-American
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
information media; press; news organs
manipulation of information; spin
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
large number (of); many; majority
war; battle; match; game; competition
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced