Vocabulary

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

stay; sojourn

retirement; resignation

troops; group members; team members; SDF officials

representing others in a conference

acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

big; large; great

graduate school

crowd of people; great number of people

great war; great battle

house; home

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

security; guarantee; collateral; mortgage

short-term

leader of a group

knowledge; information

friend; acquaintance

zone; area; belt; region

delay; lag; falling behind

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure

Chinese person

small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses

noon; midday

attention; notice; heed

order (for an item)

(written) work; book; writings

putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank)

government office; agency; board

penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)

Korean peninsula

hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); enquiry

signature; signing; sealing

eldest daughter; first-born daughter

many years; a long time

bird

wages; pay

commerce; trade

fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; numerical limit; complement