encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
craving; longing; thirsting
to blaze; to burn brightly
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to cry (noisily); to wail; to sob
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to make an appearance; to show up
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
quickly reversed cut (sword technique); swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
offering oneself (for); volunteering (to do); coming forward; going ahead of others
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
unexpected; unforeseen; rude; impolite
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region