top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
subordinate; dependent; vassal
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
specialization; specialisation
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to taste; to savor; to relish
taking a commemorative photo
crude; inferior grade; sly; clever; disgusting; repulsive
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
few decades; many decades; several decades
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to dry up completely; to become stale
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
military personnel; soldier
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
national of a third country; foreigner resident in Japan (esp. Chinese and Korean)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder