to be really good (at something); to be as good as a professional
acquaintance; close friend
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
Joseph; Josef; Jozef; Josephs
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
affable; sociable; friendly
cold reception; inhospitality
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
triumphant return; returning in triumph
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
pale; pallid; bluish-white
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
look!; there!; here!; that is
to throw down the gauntlet
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to get tired out; to be exhausted
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
the people; citizens; the populace
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)