organization; organisation; forming
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
relief squad; rescue party
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
chestnut (horse coat color)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
the same generation; coeval
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
by sheer strength; by brute force
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
foreign enemy; outside invader
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands