at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
alone; unaided; away from home
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
national crisis; national disaster
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
husband and wife; married couple
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
capable of anything; liable to do
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
everywhere; all over; throughout
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
I see; that's right; indeed
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to attack; to assault; to assail
difficult to ...; hard to ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may