to make an appearance; to show up
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
pointing out; identification
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
sudden price jump; steep price rise
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
all over Japan; throughout Japan
performer; entertainer; actor
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
unprofitable business operation
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
(not so) much; (not) very
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light