top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
due form; official; formality
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
mission; delegation; transmission
royal castle; imperial castle
strategy meeting; council of war
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
inside the encampment; within the camp
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
proposal; proposition; suggestion
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
number one; first; best; most; game; round
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be at a loss for words
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)