long ago; once upon a time
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
war; fighting; fierce competition
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
this world; this life; world of the living
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
(some) more; even more; longer; further
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder