willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to compete with; to vie for
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to roll up; to be rolled up
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
fire attack; attacking and burning enemy troops, warships, provisions, etc.
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
one's best interests; one's own good
in name only; titular; nominal
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
lower region; lower part; region below
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
Yamaraja (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability