interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
personage; person (deserving of respect)
sincere; honest; faithful
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
chasing after women; womanizing
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to say no more; to sink into silence
biological child; one's own child
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
3000; three thousand; many
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
one's first campaign; one's first battle
number of persons; personnel
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone