from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
duty; function; office; mission; task
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
work clothes; business suit
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
covert action; covert operations
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
stealthily; secretly; in secret
every person; each one; everybody
wild beast; wild animal; brute