our country; our land; one's own country
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
country; territory; domain; realm
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
knowing; (an) acquaintance
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
national defence; national defense
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be lacking in options; to be too few
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
ordinary citizen; the general public
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
people; men and women; each person; everybody
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
a little bit; a little while
south entrance; south exit
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
ancestor; forefather; foremother
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
button (clothing); push-button
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)