Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to understand; to make out
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
colonel (JASDF, JGSDF); captain (JMSDF)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
commandant; commanding officer; general
as if it were about oneself
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
(social) position; status
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
armed forces; military; troops
being upright and cleanhanded
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
way (of doing); manner; method; means
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that