deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
medal of honour; medal of merit
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
such; like that; in that way
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
all-out attack; general offensive
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
this (battle)ship; aforementioned ship
this occasion; at this time; now
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source