breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
stopping at; going no further than
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
from now; from this moment; henceforth
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
no, not like that (but like this)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
material; substance; matter
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!