clearing one's throat; cough
in person; personally; directly
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
training (esp. in-service); induction course
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
estimate (of costs); budget
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
it is I who should say so
war; fighting; fierce competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility