remarkable; striking; obvious
insatiable; untiring; persistent
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to finish reading; to read through
charming; fascinating; attractive
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
they; those guys; those fellows
in search of; in order to look for
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
bright red; crimson lotus flower
and then; and so; and; so then
world tree (religious or mythological motif)
charcoal; charred remains
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
first-class goods; A-grade product
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
unavailable; unobtainable; not available
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
custom; habit; customary practice
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to look around; to look towards (us)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to need; to call for; to require