immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to order; to command; to appoint
patriarch; head of a family
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
federation of states; confederation of nations
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
depending on; dependent on
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in comparison to; rather than
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
powerful family; powerful clan
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
in succession; one by one
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)