to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
stifled (laughter); simmering
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
getting an advance (on one's salary)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to rank next to; to come after
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to use up all one's strength
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
on countless occasions; many a time
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
enmity; antagonism; hostility
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
nod; inclination of the head
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to live fast (and recklessly)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to crumble away; to collapse
to make a fist; to clench one's fist