to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
rear guard; reserve troops
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
from the viewpoint of; according to
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
if you do this; if this is the case
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
setting on fire; setting afire
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
cannot be helped; unavoidable
now that; since; so long as; because
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
war; battle; match; game; competition