entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
while alive; during one's lifetime
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
visit to soldiers at the front (in support); gift given to soldiers on the battefield; visit to someone hard at work (in support); gift given to someone working hard (e.g. food)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
fixed interval; fixed period
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
to recover consciousness; to come to
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
work-in-progress; working state
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
teatime; tea break; coffee break
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
try; attempt; try (rugby)
to tower over the surroundings
change; transition; vicissitudes
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view