(on) one's own; (by) oneself
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
image change; changing one's image; makeover
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
way of solving (a problem); solution
to be able to manage somehow or another
journal; magazine; periodical
study; research; investigation
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
indeed; really; truly; very much
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
materials; data; document
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
simply; merely; only; solely
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
(not) even once; (not) ever
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat