legitimate; orthodox; traditional
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
upper half of the body; upper body
port city; harbor city; harbour city
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
micro-; micro; minibus; microfilm
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
column; file; (vertical) line
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
in the meanwhile; during the time
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy; (accumulated) experiences; (personal) history
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
to exclude from the schedule
coordinator; coordinating role
to encamp; to take up positions
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
steered wheel (e.g. at the front of a car); steering wheel
earpiece; eartip (on in-ear headphones); ear tip
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
detour; circuitous route; diversion
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
order; directive; instructions; command
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable