steel; sword steel; sword
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
forward somersault; forward roll
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
periodic medical check-up (examination)
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
keystroke; typing; execution of test cases
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
protection; copy protection; write protection
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
the other day; some time ago; recently