to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
meaning; called; named; that says; that
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
military force; military strength
privatization; privatisation
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
painting software; raster graphics editor; bitmap graphics editor
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to add (e.g. a postscript)
pride; boast; credit (to)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
hawks; hardline faction; hardliners
civilian control (of the military)
former army; Imperial Japanese Army
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
security department (of a police force); security bureau; security division
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
order; directive; instructions; command
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky