to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
underworld; underside of society
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
black rockfish (Sebastes inermis); darkbanded rockfish
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
covered with; stained; smeared
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to serve; to work for; to attend
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person