a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
menial; meanness; servility; abject
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
several times; several degrees
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
based on; on the basis of
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
residing; living; dwelling
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
chief; main; principal; important
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)