I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
normal practice; proper practice
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
disaster prevention practice
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
technological development
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
mainland decisive battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
conventional forces; conventional military forces
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to be caught in one's own trap
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
game (contest) held in the presence of a lord (daimyo, shogun)
bureau director; office chief
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
pessimism; weariness with life
whole story; full picture; full particulars
heading; headline; index; headword
dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
university student; college student
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary