near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
this is why; this means; it is the case that
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
post; quarters; military station; police station
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
regulars; regular soldiers
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
finding employment; getting a job
position; job; employment; opening
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
much less; to say nothing of
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
boasting of one's strength
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
on the occasion of; at the time of
in person; personally; directly
appointment; assignment; promotion
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
military campaign; battle; war
cash bonus; reward; bounty
the first and second; a few
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
long military service; having experienced many battles