first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
long-serving soldier; veteran
to collect; to assemble; to gather
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
literary woman; talented woman
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
modesty; humility; being humble
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
myself; yourself; I; me; you
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
about; on; regarding; per; for every
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader