the 108 kleshas; the 108 afflictions
repenting; improving one's nature
wielding three swords; player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
death match (pro wrestling); deathmatch; fight to the finish; desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle
wheat straw; barley straw
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
struggle (for); scramble; contest
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
jumping to a hasty conclusion
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
flaring up; bursting into flames
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
huge; enormous; great big