steel; sword steel; sword
tendency; trend; inclination
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
exploitation; overuse; abuse
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
fee; charge; rate; material
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
every month; each month; monthly
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
inattention; absent-mindedness
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
self-control; self-restraint
precarious situation; precarious state
infinite loop; closed loop
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
evening meal; dinner; supper
packed and sterilised food; retort food
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other