at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to become settled; to be fixed
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
summer vacation; summer holiday
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
a little bit; a little while
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
originally; by nature; from the start
daily wages; payment by the day
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
form; shape; figure; visage
grasp; catch; understanding
one day; (on) a certain day
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
positive thinking; optimism