昇しょう竜りゅう

noun

rising dragon; great dash

Refers to a dragon ascending, often used as a metaphor for a powerful surge or a person's rapid rise. The gloss 'great dash' captures the figurative sense of a vigorous upward movement.

See also: 昇り龍 (のぼりりゅう)

• 彼かれのキャリアはまさに昇しょう竜りゅうの勢いきおいだ。

  His career has the momentum of a rising dragon.

• 昇しょう竜りゅうの如ごとく、彼かれは一いっ気きにトップに駆かけ上あがった。

  Like a rising dragon, he dashed to the top in one go.