upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to anticipate; to foresee
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
three; three years of age
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
rest; break; recess; intermission
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
first part; first volume; prequel
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)