captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
spare time; free time; leisure
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
comeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement; second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
technique; art; skill; move
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings