staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
making efficient; optimization
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
finish; finishing; finishing touches
commandant; commanding officer; general
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to do together; to share; to participate in
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
even more; still more; further
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder