how many people; a number of people
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
U.S. forces; American military
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
duty; function; office; mission; task
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
school building; schoolhouse
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
two persons; two people; pair; couple
of course; certainly; naturally
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...