with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
retiring from military service
teacher; instructor; professor
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
position; location; base; point; site
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
tacking (in needlework); basting; planting (esp. rice seedlings); discipline; training
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut