unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
persecution complex; paranoia
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
few decades; many decades; several decades
uninhabited island; desert island
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
battlefield; battleground
to run about; to rush about
to temper thoroughly; to train well
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
teacher; instructor; professor
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
soldier; combatant; warrior
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
boot camp for new recruits (conducted by Japan's Self-Defence Force)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
treatment; service; handling; management
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
after the end (of something); post-
mission; delegation; transmission