soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
lately; recently; nowadays
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
newcomer; initiate; rookie
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to fight to the bitter end
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
command; control; commander
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
secret; private; surreptitious
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
in the meanwhile; during the time
to attack; to assault; to assail
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case