rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
high achiever; student with good academic results
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to repeat; to do over again
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
regret; repentance; remorse
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
failure; mistake; blunder
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
besides; in addition; also; moreover
long time; long interval; for quite some time
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
serious error; gross mistake
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky