newly appointed; inaugural
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to increase; to add to; to augment
harm; injury; evil (influence)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
group; party; team; squad; section
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
as soon as ... is completed; as soon as ... is done; as soon as one is able to ...; as soon as one has (free time)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
casualties; the killed and wounded
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
the same; the said; likewise
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm