armed forces; military; troops
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
shooter; marksman; shooter (in soccer, basketball, etc.); person who enjoys shooter video games; chute
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
very popular; highly favoured
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP
automatic (e.g. door, gun, etc.)
purpose; business purpose; corporate purpose
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
(initial) setup; installation; matching two-piece clothes; matching top and bottom
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
stature; build; height; size; physique
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
another (person); the other person; one more (person)