low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
detour; circumvention; turning movement
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
armed forces; military; troops
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
favourite horse; favorite horse
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
wounded person; injured person
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of