(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor; match attended by the team's owner
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
armed forces; military; troops
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
peacekeeping operations; PKO; price-keeping operation; PKO
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation