district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel