person who has rendered distinguished service
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to cut corners; to be shoddy
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
in person; personally; (do) oneself
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
one's way back; one's way home
to get tired out; to be exhausted
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
being very popular; being in great demand
sword; blade; single stroke
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
considerably; greatly; a lot
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
something like ...; something called ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down