character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to have a meal; to take a meal
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
commander; commanding officer; CO
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to accept; to receive; to agree
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
determination; resolution
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
ambitious; motivated; willful
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
interior; inside; internal
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
preservation; retainment; keeping
regret; repentance; remorse
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
both; both sides; both parties
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
mobilization; mobilisation
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of