essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
secretary (government); director; chief
in the same manner as before; the same as always
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
length (of an animal); body length
metre; meter; meter; gauge
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
small fraction; small proportion
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
many; a lot; much; multitude
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.