special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
way of speaking; intimation
a short while ago; already
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
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
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to take command; to give direction
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
himself; yourself; herself
commandant; commanding officer; general
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with