advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
while; during (the time when)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
method; process; manner; way; means; technique