clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
making efficient; optimization
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
finish; finishing; finishing touches
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
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
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
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
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to gain fame; to make one's name
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
counter seat; seat at the counter
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)