anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
that; the matter in question
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
battlefield; battleground
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
war; fighting; fierce competition
without cause; without reason
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
father; dad; husband; you; he
cabbageworm (caterpillar of the cabbage white butterfly)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
(medical) doctor; physician
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
villain; baddie; the villain's part
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)