nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
birth; creation; formation
to serve; to work for; to attend
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
military personnel; soldier
after that; afterwards; thereafter
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
retiring from military service
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
(courteous) invitation; call
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
civilian in military employ
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
in name only; titular; nominal
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)