marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to make one feel grateful
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
(power) transformer; trance; trans
questions and answers; dialogue
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
elopement; running away with a lover
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
last ray of hope; only hope
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn