bright; beaming; brilliant; glowing
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to square one's shoulders
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
famous sword; excellent sword
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
lowly government servant; humble government servant; I; me
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
age thirty; one's thirties
to stretch (unbend) oneself
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
being bad at communication; being unsociable
screaming fit; tantrum; (baby) crying hysterically
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
karoshi; death from overwork
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
promotion; raising of status
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
timewise; temporal; chronal
to entrust; to leave to a person
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole