to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
public execution; public embarrassment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
conviction; belief; confidence
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
protest; refutation; pleading
clearing one's throat; cough
to turn against; to become an enemy
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
number of (large) animals
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
honour; honor; glory; renown
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
opening fully; full throttle; full power
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
nonchalant air; unruffled air
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game