chief of the general staff
gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
court lady; lady-in-waiting
vice-minister; undersecretary
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
although I say; although one might say; although called
member of the House of Councillors
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
decision; settlement; definition
to mark the end; to spell the end
self-consciousness; self-awareness
one's course; one's path; one's road
to become clear; to be made public
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
department; section; branch; course; school (e.g. of learning)
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
to worry about; to be vexed
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to keep a watchful eye on