rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
at that time; in those days
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
opinion; point of view; visual point
editor (in publishing, etc.)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
great war; great battle; world war
new book; new publication
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
attendance; presence; appearance
name; given name; first name
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor