cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
rationality; reasonableness
to experience hardship; to suffer a bad experience; to be put in a tough spot
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
great emperor; ... the Great
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
terrible (video) game; crappy game; rubbish game
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to encamp; to take up positions
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to be biased; to have a bias
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
match; game; bout; contest