thousands; several thousand
being in love with each other
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
Tokyo Imperial University
all (there is); as long as there is
US military bases in Japan
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
another thing; other things; another person's property
logistics; supply; communications
supply; supplying; replenishment
... years old; age (of) ...
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
government office; agency; board
private company; private corporation
unpublished; unreleased; not yet made public
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
talented person; person known for real ability rather than looks
not worth considering; out of the question
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
family a woman has married into
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
stifled (laughter); simmering
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
dakuten; diacritic used with kana that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
military man; warrior; soldier
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
intelligence network; information network
peacekeeping operations; PKO; price-keeping operation; PKO