eight-sided shape; octagon
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
opening fully; full throttle; full power
pleased to make your acquaintance
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
recovery; rescue; recapture
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
preface; introduction; preamble
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
serious wound; serious injury
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
birth; creation; formation
early (days); initial stage; initial
second term; second stage
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known