eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to need; to demand; to take; to require
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
useless resistance; vain struggle
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Japanese-style confectionary store
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment