number plate; licence plate; license plate
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
(social) class; rank; grade
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
dwelling; house; residence; address
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
100,000,000; one hundred million
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
military service; conscription
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
around the world; throughout the world
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
(necessary) personnel; required person
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
older sister; elder sister
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command