fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to cut corners; to be shoddy
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
bet; wager; stake; gamble
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
prospects of victory; chances of success
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be parted from; to be separated
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to make a lasting impression
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
testimony; (verbal) evidence
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
unidentifiable; unidentified
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information
street gossips and idle rumors
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
abandoned building; derelict building
to bury; to embed; to implant
to manage something successfully; to be successful
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to collect; to assemble; to gather