cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to think too much; to be over-concerned
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
armed forces; military; troops
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
headquarters; head office; main office
succession; continuation; series; sequence
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
ordinary citizen; the general public
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
northern part; the north (of a region)
duty; function; office; mission; task
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
several weeks; a few weeks
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
every place; various places