preference; priority; precedence
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
preparation; arrangements
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
schoolgirl; female student
explanation; interpretation
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
successfully; with success
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
although I say; although one might say; although called
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
in its entirety; whole; wholly
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
repentance; confession; penitence
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else