staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
General Staff Headquarters
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
periodic; regular; routine
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
participation; joining; entry
to ask a question; to ask questions
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
the Six Kingdoms (of China's Warring States period: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Wei and Zhao); the six tree-derived incense varieties used in kōdō ceremonies
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)