teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
it is not (like that) either
older sister; elder sister
much less; to say nothing of
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
this is why; this means; it is the case that
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Organisation); NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Organisation); NATO
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to make coffee; to brew coffee
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
had better ...; had better not ...
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way