battlefield; battleground
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at a young age; while still young
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
government service; official position; civil service
commander; commanding officer; CO
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to collect; to assemble; to gather
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
these guys; these fellows
minimum; at the very least
training; drill; practice; discipline
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
seeing one off; farewell; escort
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
to say; to be called; to do