to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
urgent; requiring quick (response)
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.); to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
untouched; unused; intact
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
supply base; storage depot
air transport; air lift; airlift
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
look!; there!; here!; that is
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist