to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
treatment; service; handling; management
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
seeing off and meeting on return
duty; function; office; mission; task
on the occasion of; at the time of
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
of course; certainly; naturally
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
ago; since; before; previous
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
meaning; significance; sense
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?