getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
messenger; envoy; emissary
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
something; some kind of; for some reason
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
one's way (ahead); one's path
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
commandant; commanding officer; general
pleased to make your acquaintance
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
good news; happy news; glad tidings
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
research; study; investigation
subject; national; citizen
to order; to command; to appoint
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
transfer; assignment; conveyance
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
private monopolization; private monopoly
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine