brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
preparations for returning (home)
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
arrest; apprehension; capture
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
single flower; one wheel; full moon
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to skip (school); to end a round with less than 20 points
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; (lit.) hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments