strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to prostrate oneself before
restoration; return to health
obese body; corpulent physique
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to seek a path; to find one's way
sincere; earnest; serious
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
don't worry; no worries; never mind
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
professional killer; hit man
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
extremely dangerous; full of peril
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
having an ancient and honorable origin
sad to say; how sad; alas
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that