to gain fame; to make one's name
with no effort at all; easily
wartime regime; war footing
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
guidance; leadership; leading the way
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
several times; a few times
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
complex and wide-ranging; labyrinthine
preparing for action or battle
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
1,000,000; one million; million; many
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
maintaining order (e.g. in a courtroom)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked