to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to entrust; to leave to a person
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
laws and regulations; legislation
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
sense of values; values; value system
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
great cause; moral law; justice
in unison; as one; united
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
genuine; authentic; true; real
(distant) howling; backbiting
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
this is why; this means; it is the case that
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
genuine article; real thing; real deal
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
based on; on the basis of
information; experience; knowledge; observation