duty; function; office; mission; task
commander; commanding officer; CO
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
the other day; some time ago; recently
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
(right at the) side; just beside
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
one's heart rate; pulse rate
(sound of one's) heartbeat
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to pause; to have a short intermission
long-awaited; much-awaited
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)
stepping back; drawing back
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
simple and clear; plain and simple
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to grimace; to make a wry face