all over; all over the place; everywhere
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
to compete with; to vie for
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
laughingstock; object of ridicule
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to go ahead; to pull ahead
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
curse; spell; malediction
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
magic sword; cursed sword
Far East Network (network of American military radio and television stations in East Asia)
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
business hours; opening hours; office hours
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
unrequited love; one-sided love
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
horseplay; fooling around
back off!; leave me alone!
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents