blunder; miss; slip; oversight
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
military authorities; army circles
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
this (very thing); this precisely
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to put into effect; to put into practice
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
society; public; community; social studies
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
systematisation; systematization
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
carelessly; inattentively
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
one by one; one after another; successively
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour