armed forces; military; troops
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
foreign; abroad; overseas
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
personality; style; appearance
helper; assistant; help; assistance
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
intelligence gathering; information gathering
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
conference room; council room
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity