national defence forces; national security forces
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
armband; arm band; brassard
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
dispersing; breaking up; running away
careful observation; close attention
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
drama; play; powerful drug
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
presence; sitting with; being with