to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to be prolonged; to drag on
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to launch a surprise attack
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle