regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
local specialty; special product (of a region)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
negotiations; discussions; connection
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
document; official papers
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
military personnel; soldier
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
secrecy; highly classified information
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
just because; even if; even though
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
the lion's share; the cream
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
isolation; being alone; being friendless
outside the country; abroad
death from cold; freezing to death
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
viewing as a problem; problematizing
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another