otherwise; or else; if not
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
one's long-cherished desire
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to leave (a scene); to step away
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
newcomer; initiate; rookie
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
holiday given in recognition of one's service
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange