pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
no sleep or rest; working day and night
all-nighter; staying up all night
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
(necessary) personnel; required person
number of times; frequency; count
feeling keenly; fully realizing
with a bang (clash, bump)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
how; in what way; in what manner
second division; secondary division
two parts; two copies; the second part
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
at a young age; while still young
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
supporting role (actor); minor role
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
extremely large-scale (literary) work; monster work; long film; epic
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow