(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
giant star; great person; giant; superstar
being too late; losing one's final chance
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
back street; back alley; slums
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to gain fame; to make one's name
dock; thorough physical examination