willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
alone; by oneself; on one's own
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
going to and fro; back and forth
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
stock (of a gun); gunstock
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
available ship; ship ready for boarding and departure; to board an available ship; to take a ship
report; notification; registration
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up