chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
material (data) for one's research; research material
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
offender; criminal; culprit
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
not yet known; unknown; strange
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
sending; forwarding; shipping
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
wounded person; injured person
recuperation; medical treatment
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
metal sake jug; sake warmer
individual; private person; personal; natural person
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics