use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
pre-war days; before the war
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
long ago; already; a long time ago
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
great swordsman; master fencer
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
colour; color; hue; tints
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly