hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
noisy; confused; uproarious
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
unprecedented; never seen before
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
(one's) peers; people around one
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to intervene; to stop (something)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
(only) one option; one possible choice
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
fast-talking; rapid talking
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice