the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to attack; to assault; to assail
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to pick up; to find; to gather
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?