journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
amount of money; sum of money
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
chance (of success); odds
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to collapse into; to flop onto
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
command; lead; generalship; leadership
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to scatter away; to vanish
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
king; monarch; ruler; champion
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
one more time; once more; once again
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
best (highest) record; new record
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
data collecting party; news crew
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
man of the hour; woman of the hour
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign