challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
debt collection; debt collector
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to stare back at; to look back at
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to close (one's eyes); to shut
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
wickedness; sideways; unreasonable
to collapse into; to flop onto
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
many; numerous; various; large number of
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)