squad leader; group leader; team leader
(being) face to face; facing each other
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
one's share; one's portion
to select someone (out of many people)
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
to feel sorry for; to pity
retiring from military service
prime of one's working life
in name but not in reality
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
sanction; approval; decision
civilized society; civilised society
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to grow old; to weaken with age; to become senile
to pick at (e.g. with chopsticks); to pick (one's teeth)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
suddenly seeing the light; it suddenly dawning upon one
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
boundless; limitless; vast; broad