to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to count on one's fingers
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
minor details; nonessentials
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
royal castle; imperial castle
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
the masses; the lower classes; the common people
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
right angle; perpendicular
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
by all means; by all costs
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be caught by the enemy
hard struggle; strenuous effort