readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
military officer; naval officer
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
serious; not joking; straight
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be itching to put one's skills to use
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
some people; a few people; several people
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
war; battle; match; game; competition
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to give directions; to issue instructions
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to