to be appointed to a rank
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)
grade; class; degree; magnitude
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to spread; to be propagated
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to say no more; to sink into silence
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
so what!; who gives a damn?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)