very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
every person; each one; everybody
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
economic strength; economic power; economic might
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to spit out; to eject; to dump
our country; our land; one's own country
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
logistical support; combat service support
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
most part; greater part; majority
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials