battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
carefree; free from worry
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
decision; determination; resolution
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
communication skills; communication ability
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
guidance; leadership; leading the way
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. of a plan); to strike one's fancy; to tickle one's funny bone
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"