big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
tradition; legend; folklore
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
cardioplegia; heart attack
human relations; personal relationships
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
nothing but; none other than
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
stupid brat; son of a bitch
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
death penalty; capital punishment
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
surely; certainly; without doubt
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
in one's own way or style