to sit in a row; to be arrayed
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
disintegration; self-destruction
stopping functioning; being out of service
optimization; optimisation
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
to play a leading role; to play a central part
800,000; eight hundred thousand
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
southwestern part; the southwest
southeastern part; the southeast
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
(Self Defense Force's Air Force) colonel (defence); lieutenant; major
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
Britain and France; Anglo-French
United States and Russia; US-Russian; Russian-American; Russo-American