a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
high efficiency; high performance
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
defense costs; defence costs; ERA
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
resentment; indignation; anger
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
proposal; offer; request; application
to take (be in) charge of
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to find out; to discover; to locate
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
impossible; unlikely; improbable
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to make sense; to be meaningful
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
good humour (humor); good mood
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
(right at the) side; just beside
even though; despite; when
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
in perfect form; going swimmingly