steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
ox-headed demon (in hell)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
natural virtue; personal virtue
all you have to do is; just; that's all
redoing; doing over again
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
level ground; plain; flatland
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
dirty work; unpleasant task
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
someone's looks and personal appearance
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
remnants of an enemy army
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with