formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
war; fighting; fierce competition
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
feeling; sense; impression
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
please (give me); please (do for me)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
for your information; I'm telling you
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing