force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
trailer towed by bicycle, etc.
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
supply; provision; raising; procurement
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
world peace; peace of the world
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
structural reform; restructuring
national uniform (such as mandated for Japanese males in 1940)
globalization; globalisation
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
number of persons; personnel
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
one's physical safety; personal security
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to grumble about something (trivial)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
chance (of success); odds
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
still (continuing); as ever; further
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)