early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
running as fast as one can
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
straight-laced person; stubborn person
personal feelings; self-interest
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to shake one's head (in denial)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
high and low; rise and fall
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
business trip; official trip
considerably; greatly; a lot
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be helpful; to be useful
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord