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right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

2

one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

2

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

1

to go into mourning

1

cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness

1

conscience

1

firm; unshakeable; resolute

1

to go on reading

1

good walker

1

20th day of the month; 20 days

1

calling at a port

1

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

1

ornament; decoration

1

dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty

1

squall; skoal; skol; cheers

1

carrier pigeon; homing pigeon

1

rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason

4

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

1

bright person; talented student; prodigy

1

win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing

1

to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

2

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory

1

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

1

to backfire; to have a harmful result

2

small scale

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling

1

career soldier

1

trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag

2

comeback; recovery; restoration; rally

1

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

patronage; protection

1

leader (of an alliance); leading power

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

1

warhorse; army horse

4

great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction

1

surface of a wall

1

to become muddy

1

gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

1

to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing

1

tsunami; tidal wave

2

right in half

3

high spirits; boastful talk

1

to play for time; to use delaying tactics

3

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

to snap; to break (under pressure)

1