(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
(social) class; rank; grade
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
officer below the rank of major; company officer
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade) (JMSDF)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
girl; lass; young thing; chick
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
question; inquiry; enquiry
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
preference; priority; precedence
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace