chief of the general staff
retiring from military service
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to speak eloquently; to talk volubly
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
Georgia (country); Georgia (US state)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
resignation (from a position)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to order; to command; to appoint
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
motive power; driving force
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
troublesome; annoying; complicated
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
lightly; easily; carelessly
nature; property; disposition
association of reservists
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
way of speaking; intimation
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase