heart; guts; nerve; central part
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
leader of a delegation (body, party)
long military service; having experienced many battles
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
(your) judgment; discernment
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
station; office; guardroom
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
individual; private person; personal; private
classification; categorization; sorting
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
in order; in turn; one by one
custom; habit; customary practice
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
deep inside; innermost place
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to look around; to survey
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...