triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
noisy; confused; uproarious
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
attack; drive; advance; invasion
to boost; to force up; to push up
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
within the sphere of influence (of)
one life; one's life; one order; one command
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
subleader; assistant leader
exchanging business cards
memory; ability to remember
large company; major corporation; company with over 500 million yen in capital or over 20 billion yen in liabilities
company president; manager; director
line; queue; procession; matrix
cutting in line; queue jumping
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
it hasn't been long since
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)