the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
to pour; to add (liquid); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to light (a fire); to burn
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
double-edged; double-edged blade
salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
fucking; screwing; having sex
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to spring at; to leap upon
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
something small; something petty; trifle
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly