probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
dealing with; coping with
surface of the earth; ground surface
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
timewise; temporal; chronal
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
advisory level; warning level
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
without permission; without notice
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune