self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
otherwise; or else; if not
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to squash; to crush; to flatten
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
answer a roll call for another
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to be relieved; to feel relieved
strong pressure; heavy pressure
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling