live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
glorious achievement; distinguished service
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
hills and fields; hill and dale
land near a castle; castle town
guard; sentinel; garrison
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
retainer; attendant; escort
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
moving tale; impressive tale
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
(having) striking effects; (producing) dramatic results; of particular efficacy
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
suspicious character (person, figure)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
block (of wood); chip; splinter
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight