to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
armed forces; military; troops
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
foreign; abroad; overseas
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
badge of rank; rank insignia
officer below the rank of major; company officer
participation; joining; entry
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to have a smattering knowledge of
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
not caring; not giving a damn
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous