strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness
way of speaking; intimation
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
at that time; in those days
to put into the mouth; to eat
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
coincident with; while; simultaneously
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
whatever the case; under any circumstances
personal combat; one-to-one fight
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
considerably; fairly; quite
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
debut work; one's first work
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count