vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
allegiance; obedience; submission
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
as (for); for; in the capacity of
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
(a person's) appearance; looks
immediate follower (of the shogun)
headquarters (on the battlefield); direct retainer of a shogun (Edo period); shogunal vassal; hatamoto
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
direct control; direct supervision
unbelievable; incredible; implausible