with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to mind; to care; to worry
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
to give a broad grin; to smirk
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to have no chance (of succeeding)
distress; wretched condition
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
physical condition; state of health; shape
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to dye; to colour; to color
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
mantra of the fire realm (in esoteric Buddhism; used to burn away worldly desires and spiritual obstacles); mantra of Acala
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger