warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
origin; beginning; source
to be main; to be principal; to be important
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
great person; eminent figure
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
else; in addition; besides
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
build; physique; frame; constitution
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
MacGregor; McGreger; McGregor
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
at that time; in those days