to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
dissolute mind; hardened heart
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
five-day workweek system; five-day school-week; having two days off in at least one week of a month
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview
one's post; place of work; workplace
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
nesting hole; burrow; den
cave; cavern; den; grotto
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
for a while; for some time; for a period
(one's) quota; assignment
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)