conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
land subsidence; decline in influence
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
arms buildup; military expansion
sympathizer; sympathiser; fellow traveler; fellow traveller
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
the press; journalism; fourth estate
different opinion; objection
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
naval port; naval station
foreign; abroad; overseas
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
to be found; to be discovered
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
stability; security; equilibrium
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
capital strength (of an enterprise)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks