to comb down; to smooth down
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
Imperial Japanese Army (1872-1945)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
commissioned officer; military officer
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
back (of a chair); backrest
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
so; therefore; and; (and) then
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
other side; opposite side; other party
again; once more; a second time
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to recall; to remember; to recollect
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee