squad leader; group leader; team leader
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
in line with this; therefore
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
another time; some other time
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
proposal; offer; request; application
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
capable of anything; liable to do
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
at least; at most; (even) just