maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
by all means; at all costs
to take back; to recapture
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
notice; attention; observation
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
good news; happy news; glad tidings
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
the staff; inside the department
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to push back; to press back; to force back