neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
long military service; having experienced many battles
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
government service; the bureaucracy
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to eke out a living; to barely manage to get by
wintertime; winter season
cost of one's food; one's board
passing the winter; hibernation
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
disabled soldier; crippled soldier
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
estimate (of costs); budget
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
number of persons; personnel
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)