the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
female high school student
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
companion; partner; spouse
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
door; gate; opening; title page
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
but; however; provided that
just because; even if; even though
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
as planned; according to plan
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
all present; all concerned; all of us
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without