desperation; self-abandonment
in public; in company; in the presence of others
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
elementary; basic; rudimentary
instability; insecurity; crankiness
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
transcendence; transcendency
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
sudden change; sudden turn
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
central entrance; slander
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
considerably; greatly; a lot