edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to prevent; to take precautions
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
game in which a dangling piece of bread is grabbed in the mouth and raced to the finish line (in school sports festivals)
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
longing for; burning desire
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
sincere; honest; faithful
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
sad; wretched; deplorable
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
to feel oneself indebted to
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
classification; categorization; sorting
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high