nightlife; night amusements
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
Mars (god); Mars (planet)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
Korean (language; esp. as spoken in South Korea)
one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; interview (with a client, etc.); survey; (public) hearing
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
participatory; participating; hands-on
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)