carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to cry and shout; to scream
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
just like; the same as; no different than
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
manservant; male attendant; valet
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to employ; to hire (a servant)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
fine weather; fair weather
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
semibasement; semi-basement
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
after that; afterwards; thereafter
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
discovery; detection; finding
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment