lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
power; authority; jurisdiction
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
last night; yesterday evening
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to be conspicuous; to stand out
trademark gag; trademark routine
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
extremely talented; very gifted
the way one works; one's working manner
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
endurance; perseverance; patience
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
talented person; clever person
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to pitch camp; to set up camp
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
behind; in the rear; in back
village; hamlet; settlement
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction