national defence; national defense
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
8000; eight thousand; many
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
sexual experience (with women)
jewel; precious stone; gem
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)