brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
knowing; being aware (of)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
peril; danger; hazard; distress
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
spare time; free time; leisure time
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
departure; leaving; setting off
supply; supplying; replenishment
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability