present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
used article (esp. clothes)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
place of residence; dwelling place
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
system; institution; organization; organisation
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
official announcement; proclamation
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth