ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
release date; publication date; opening day; open day
to give one's everything; to do one's best
head office; general office
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Toyo (former province located in present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures; later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces); affluent country; rich country
combine; combine harvester
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
accept one who comes to you
adjustment; coordination; regulation
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
player's career; one's career in sport; one's career as an athlete
championship race; struggle for victory
team (of players, athletes); squad; (sports) delegation
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
famous scene (in a movie or play)
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
ropeway; cableway; aerial lift; cable car
making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)
sweating easily; profuse sweater
that's (as in "that's all")
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish