one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
armed forces; military; troops
several years standing; over several years
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
mobile troops; mechanized unit; mechanised unit; naval task force
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
fort; stronghold; fortification
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
commandant; commanding officer; general
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
as; because; with; due to
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
command; control; commander
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
military vessel; war fleet
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation