flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
chief; main; principal; important
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
residing; living; dwelling
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
based on; on the basis of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
several times; several degrees
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)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
to flare up; to burst into flames
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
one way or the other; either way
to make one's own; to take possession of
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to be experienced in the ways of the world; to taste the bitter and the sweet
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections