Stars and Stripes (US flag); Star-Spangled Banner (US anthem)
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
special training; intensive training; crash course
meteor swarm; meteor shower
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
tennis; tennis played with regulation balls
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); single people; unmarried people; singles (musical album)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
district; section; sector
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
consequently; as a result
soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.)
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
same kind (race); homogeneousness
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
society; the world; the times
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
the positive and the negative
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)