to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to state; to express; to mention
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
person who is ...; thing that is ...
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
subdivision; section; branch
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
tall building; the cabinet
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
baton (of command); order; command; direction
bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
arbitrary decision; on one's own authority; arbitrariness
direct descent; direct line
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
now that; since; so long as; because
to detain; to check; to restrain
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to grow angry; to display one's anger
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by