returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
these guys; these fellows
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
combat power; fighting strength
death in battle; death on the battlefield
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
everybody; every last one of them; all
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
happy; cheerful; pleasant
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
nonchalantly; without a care
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
true to one's name; living up to one's name
(highway) median; median strip; central reservation
windbreak (forest); shelterbelt
non-alignment; nonalignment
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land