intensification; aggravation
tacit; unspoken; implicit
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
different thing; another question; different case
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
United States and China; Sino-American
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
logistical support; combat service support
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
US military bases in Japan
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
alternately; by turns; one after the other
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship