staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
Primorskaya Oblast (Russia)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
unconfirmed; unidentified
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
firm; strong; solid; stable
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
push; pushing (someone to do something); pressuring; pushing (an update, content, etc.); push (stack operation)
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
sense of duty (obligation)
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
flawless; absolute perfection
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to relax; to feel at home
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)