should; must; -able; probably; likely
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
praise; glorification; extolment
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
pacifist constitution (often applied to the Japanese constitution); constitution which outlaws use of arms
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
constitution of Japan; Japanese constitution
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
world peace; peace of the world
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP; Free Democratic Party (Germany); FDP
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
armed forces; military; troops
self-defense; self-defence
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
calamity; misfortune; disaster
dealing with; coping with
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
independent state; independent nation
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
military force; military strength
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
dominion; territory; possession