preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
defense; defence; protection
chief; main; principal; important
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
number of persons; personnel
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
scale; scope; plan; structure
selection; choice; picking out
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
leader; authority; mainstay
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to fight to the last (death)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to be at a loss for words
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related