comfort; consolation; diversion
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
static induction transistor; SIT; special investigation team; SIT; special interest tour
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
on bad terms; at loggerheads
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS
Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
to differ depending on ...
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue