large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
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
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
surroundings; environs; circumference
hostility; animosity; enmity
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
series of battles; successive battles
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
successively; one after another
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
all; entire; whole; altogether
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
as much as one can; as much as possible
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest