armed forces; military; troops
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
as (for); for; in the capacity of
very interesting; of great interest
embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)
woman; female; feminine gender
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
if you think about it; come to think of it
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
imagination; supposition; guess
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
teacher; instructor; professor
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
rather; sooner; preferably
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no!; no no!; no, not at all
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
losing weight; slimming; lean person
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years