usurpation; taking back; dispossession
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
coalition; alliance; union; standing side-by-side
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
international; diplomatic intercourse
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
BC; Before Christ; biological and chemical (weapons)
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
hard line; hard-line; tough line; hawkish line
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be too numerous; to be too much
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
according to plan; as planned
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
specialization; specialisation
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
airborne (troops, operation, etc.)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
Director General of (former) Defence Agency (Defense)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to claim victims; to leave casualties
good news; happy news; glad tidings
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
poison suicide; suicide by poisoning