brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
finger marks; dirt from the hands
covered with; stained; smeared
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to have a meal; to take a meal
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
several people; a few people
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
big man; large man; tall man; giant
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to look around; to survey
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
carrying voice; well-projected voice
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)