master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
dishonorable discharge; dishonourable discharge
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
military personnel; soldier
two persons; two people; pair; couple
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
demotion; relegation; downgrading
(social) class; rank; grade
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
material; substance; matter
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile