to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
to take command; to give direction
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
glossy black hair; green hair
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
getting on board; sailor; seaman
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
like that; that way; thus
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
reaching; attaining; arrival
change of course; route change; direction change
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
fully armed; armed to the teeth
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to stand by; to be on standby
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose