beginning; opening; start; outset
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to try all possible means
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
means; way; method; measure
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
decision; determination; resolution
optimism; taking an optimistic view
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
running time (of a movie)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
diligent; hard-working; industrious
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
legend; folklore; tradition
animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with