head; lead; vanguard; first
militarism; warlike spirit
steady; sound; reliable; solid
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
just a minute; small quantity
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
that is to say; so that means
to call again; to call someone back
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score (in golf)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
sundry; various; assorted
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
freely; frankly; without reserve
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
(short) rest; breather; break
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)