long time; long interval; for quite some time
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
influence; clout; leverage
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
don't worry about it; forget about it
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
instant; moment; for an instant
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to