you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
defence program; defence plan
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
terrain; geographical features; topography
(geographical) feature (natural or man-made); object; entity; ground object (that provides cover or concealment)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
disaster relief operation; disaster relief mission
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
battlefield; battleground
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
national defence; national defense
now that; since; so long as; because
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
low (level, value, price, etc.)
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
bolt from the blue; great surprise
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
reason; cause; history; origin
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated