brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
moment; brief space of time
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
results of a vote; voting results
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
unanimous agreement; unanimity
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
mobilization; mobilisation
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
8000; eight thousand; many
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
huh; I'll be damned; well!
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
armed forces; military; troops
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific