少尉 shoui, 中尉 chuui, 大尉 taii for the company-grade officer ranks ( USA/ USN) '2nd lieutenant/ensign', '1st lieutenant/lieutenant junior grade', 'captain/lieutenant'.少佐 shousa, 中佐 chuusa, 大佐 taisa for the field-grade officer ranks 'major/lieutenant commander', 'lieutenant colonel/commander', 'colonel/captain'.
少将 shoushou, 中将 chuushou, 大将 taishou (as in 将軍 shougun 'general of an army') for the general officer/flag officer ranks 'major general/rear admiral (2 stars)', 'lieutenant general/vice admiral (3 stars)', 'general/admiral (4 stars)'.The much more problematical in-between ranks of ' brigadier/ commodore' (with 1 star) are rendered by 准将 junshou '(lit.) quasi-general/semi-admiral'. Navy, commodores are now rear admirals (lower half). 貴様ら kisamara 'you collective (derog.)' - Japanese has a host of ways to translate English 'you'.
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