to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
professional job; profession
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
system; institution; organization; organisation
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
soldier; combatant; warrior
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
conscription; draft system
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
military force; military strength
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
declaration; proclamation; announcement
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited