handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
secret art; the mysteries
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
important person; strategic person; key figure
Mars (Roman god); Mars (planet)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
practical; realistic; pragmatic
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
raging fire; conflagration
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
polite; respectful; reverent
clothes; clothing; garments
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to gather; to collect; to assemble
while; during (the time when)
the world in general; society; convention
to rank with; to rank among
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to revere; to respect; to worship