suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
second; number two; runner-up
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
medicine for internal disorders
action; operation; effect; function
successively; one after another
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
worst-ever; history's worst
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(religious) faith; belief; creed
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
long ago; a long time ago; already
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
anything and everything; just about everything
one day; (on) a certain day
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
body; group; party; company; troupe
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)