retiring from military service
report; notification; registration
next year; next fiscal year
thorough; exhaustive; complete
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
student (esp. a university student)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
that; the matter in question
marching orders; sailing orders
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
regulation; adjustment; control
(turned out) all right in the end
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
refutation; rebuttal; retort
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
I've got to be going; I must go
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
before it happens; previously
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger