upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
accumulation; cumulative; accumulated
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
resolute; determined; bold
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
percent; per cent; percentage
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
direct connection; direct link
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to become free; to get time off
be (that) as it may; having said that
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest