top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
important person; strategic person; key figure
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
great commander; famous commander
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
again; once again; yet again
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)