peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
deliberation; discussion; consideration
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
insurance; guarantee; warranty
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
complete change; about-face
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
good-natured; of good character
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
after a long time; for the first time in a while
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
food expenses; cost of one's board
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
public institution; public organization; official body
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself