nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
way of listening; listener
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
divided nation; split country
military authorities; army circles
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
Warsaw Treaty Organization
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
disclosure; exposure; revelation
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
Amazon (river, rainforest, etc.); Amazon (female warrior)
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
opposite side; other side
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
power; authority; jurisdiction
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
to order; to command; to appoint
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
supersonic aircraft; supersonic plane
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
exploitation; overuse; abuse