rave reviews; extremely high praise
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
exit; way out; outlet; vent
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
overall; general; as a whole
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
official in charge; person in charge
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
the other day; lately; recently
bento; Japanese box lunch
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court