grasp; catch; understanding
to gather; to collect; to assemble
clearing one's throat; cough
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
Air Self-Defense Force; ASDF
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
general staff headquarters
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
dealing with; coping with
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to need; to call for; to require
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
maintenance; preservation; improvement
control; management (e.g. of a business)
department; bureau; section; part