since the dawn of history
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to give a round of applause; to applaud
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
social networking service; SNS
number of persons; personnel
to hide; to conceal oneself
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
publication of results; announcement of results
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
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