great laughter; burst of laughter
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to make sure of the truth
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
parade; review (of troops)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to care for someone; to look after someone
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
the same as something was reputed to be
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
believable; credible; trustworthy
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
even though; despite; notwithstanding
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to grow angry; to display one's anger
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
certain evidence; definite evidence
to gain fame; to make one's name
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives