hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
poor physical health; bad shape
bento; Japanese box lunch
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
history of; experience of
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
still; even now; to this day
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record