fierce fight; close contest
do-or-die game; crucial contest
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
three-of-a-kind (poker hand)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to become misty; to become hazy
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
continuously; throughout; in succession
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
victory celebration party; victory banquet
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
to flare up; to burst into flames
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
preserved food boiled in soy
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)