vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
massing (of troops); gathering
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
looking pale; looking unwell
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
thousands; several thousand
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
logistics; supply; communications
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
protracted war; war of attrition
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to take command; to give direction
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
system; institution; organization; organisation
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
ash; embers; complete destruction
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly