direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(necessary) personnel; required person
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fully prepared; all ready
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to jump upon (a moving object)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")