familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
now that you say that; now that you mention it
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
joint struggle; common (united) front
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to be greedy; to devour greedily
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
underestimation; undervaluation
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
military science; military studies
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment