tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to live; to make a living; to get on with
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
training; drill; practice; discipline
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
healthy; sound; wholesome
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
humming a tune (while doing something else)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
prejudice; bias; distorted view
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
awesome; amazing; incredible; a lot; absolutely
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)