horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
matter of time; question of time
due form; official; formality
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
entry into port; arriving in harbor
last week; the week before
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
supply; supplying; replenishment
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to encamp; to take up positions
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
regular time; stated period
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to be damaged; to receive damage
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
DEFCON (alert state used by the United States Armed Forces); Defense Readiness Condition
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word