platoon commander; section commander
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
every month; each month; monthly
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
central part; heart (of a city)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of