finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
passenger; rider; good rider
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
war; fighting; fierce competition
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
mechanization; mechanisation
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
at that time; in those days
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)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
Aries (1st zodiacal sign); the Ram
on and after; from ... onward; since
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
accident; emergency; calamity
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar