number of persons; personnel
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
rational; reasonable; logical
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
personal; individual; private
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
subleader; assistant leader
demotion; relegation; downgrading
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
just who do you think you are?
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to gain fame; to make one's name
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
the world in general; society; convention
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
risky; dangerous; insecure
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
older sister; elder sister
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
short distance; close range
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence