to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
national defence; national defense
Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; Ministry of Defence (UK, etc.)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to be discordant; to have discord
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
polite; respectful; reverent
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
celebration; congratulations
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
official announcement; proclamation
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
review (of learned material); revision
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat