sincere; honest; faithful
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
whispering into a person's ear
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to walk away; to walk off
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
already; now; no longer; not any more
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
to have an eye on; to zero in on