top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
license; licence; permission; driver's license
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
powerful person; influential person
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
going through; going via; going by way of
serious; severe; grave; acute
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
rationality; reasonableness
rational; reasonable; logical
to have meaning; to be meaningful
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
hey there; I say; see here
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
armed forces; military; troops
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
command; order; request; order (for an item)
construction; establishment
firm; strong; solid; stable
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion