to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
midway; halfway through; in the course of
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
rise; improvement; uptrend
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
criminal nature; criminality
dissection; autopsy; analysis
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
insurance payout; insurance money
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to be full of pride; to be boastful
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
writing; composition; essay; sentence
one's own handwriting; autograph
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
weekly publication; weekly magazine
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs