commander; general; leader
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
surely (not); certainly (not)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to talk the night away; to talk all night
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
wild beast; wild animal; brute
master; teacher; stable master
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
on-the-job training; hands-on training
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one