to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
helping hand; help; support; aid
number one; first; best; most; game; round
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
a second time; again; once more; twice
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
level ground; plain; flatland
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
light; easy; non-serious; minor
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely