rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
final game; final games; the finals
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
genuine article; real thing; real deal
in succession; one after another
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
staying in the air; remaining airborne
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
severe; strict; tough; hard
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
bullet speed; muzzle velocity
to move around; to move about; to get around
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
intuition; instinct; hunch
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)