mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
hiding one's embarrassment
to shout (in anger); to yell
introduction; outline; general remarks
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
few decades; many decades; several decades
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
big catch (fishing); good haul
just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)