craving; longing; thirsting
to say; to tell; to state; to do
fate; chance; relationship; tie
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to accord someone every courtesy
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to complete decisively; to do to completion
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
great laughter; burst of laughter
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
duty; obligation; responsibility
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
only the results matter; it's all about the results
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
prospects of victory; chances of success
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
journey; route of a journey
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)