to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
protruding tooth (like a fang)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
feminine man; effeminate man; masculine woman; mannish woman
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
quickly; calmly; intently
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
something; what; why; how
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
comparing heights; comparison of statures
finish; finishing; finishing touches
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be photographed; to be projected