foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
military personnel; soldier
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
getting on board; sailor; seaman
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
minimum; at the very least
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
possession; retention; maintenance
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
military strength; military personnel
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
since the dawn of history
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
function; facility; faculty; feature
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
ability; capability; skill
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
thousands; several thousand