to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
minimum; at the very least
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
for this very reason; that is exactly why
educational institution; school; academy; campus
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
accomplishment; execution