where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
something; some kind of; for some reason
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
while; even though; despite
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
ago; since; before; previous
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
interference; meddling; butting in
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
world history; international history
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
going upstream; sailing against the current