to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
elated; triumphant; proud
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to be worn down; to be reduced
meanwhile; in the meantime
personal combat; one-to-one fight
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
himself; yourself; herself
semifinalists; final four (in a tournament)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
chance (of success); odds
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
explosion; rupture; break off
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
last ray of hope; only hope