to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
half a point (esp. in go)
pride; boast; credit (to)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
being startled; getting a shock
to hide; to keep to oneself
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
firm; unshakeable; resolute
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
directions; instructions; orders; command
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite