to run away; to escape safely
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
next; secondly; subsequently
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
bolting upright; rearing up (horse)
to shake off; to throw off
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
corruption (of order, public morals, etc.); subversion; degradation; collapse (of an organization, system, etc.); falling apart
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
battle formation; military formation
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
very small; tiny; insignificant
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
to care for someone; to look after someone
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off