first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
harbor entrance; harbour entrance
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
command; control; commander
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
opposite side; opposition
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
coloring (in; e.g. a drawing); colouring; adding color (to)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
mobilization; mobilisation
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
at work; in the midst of work; working
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop