class; heading; group; category
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
war; battle; match; game; competition
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
limbs; arms and legs; body
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
flash (of light); glint; schiller
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to run through; to run past
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
according to plan; as planned; on target