great success; huge success
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to jump up and down; to hop
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
particularly; only; in the case of
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
battle formation; military formation
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
the other day; some time ago; recently
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
firing line; caustic curve
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
10th day of the month; ten days
large serving; large portion
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
calming down; quieting down
exaltation; emotional uplift