dear me; I mean; or rather
stationing (troops); garrisoning
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
castella (type of sponge cake)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
order; command; life; destiny; fate
experiment; experimentation
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
feigning ignorance; feigning naivety; pretense of innocence; person (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive; faux-naïf
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
absolute basics; very rudiments
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
parents and siblings; one's relatives
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
amount of material resources
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
throwaway; disposable; single-use
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
shopping; purchased goods
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to leave as is; to ignore
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
long-cherished desire; one's heart's desire
land of the gods; Japan; China
delicious; tasty; good; nice
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
topic of discussion; agenda
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
help the weak and crush the strong
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)