to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
game preserve; wildlife sanctuary
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
preliminary step; first step
review (of learned material); revision
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
(necessary) personnel; required person
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
poisonfeather bird; zhenniao; zhen; mythical poisonous bird (of ancient China)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
smallish; on the small side
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
worthless thing; trivial thing