desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
telephone call; telephone (device)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
commandant; commanding officer; general
to read the situation; to sense the mood
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
our country; our land; one's own country
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing