one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
many; much; plenty; hardly
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
strength; power; proficiency; ability
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
foreign; abroad; overseas
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so