military of the Empire of Japan
Europe and America; the West
major powers of the world; great powers
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
I see; that's right; indeed
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
professor; teaching; instruction
to have a talk; to tell a story
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to talk; to chat; to chatter
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
real intention; true motive; true meaning
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
will not do; do not; does not
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
our country; our land; one's own country
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
father; dad; husband; you; he
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)