place; position; location; position; standing; status
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to speak; to hear a voice
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to begin shooting; to shoot out
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
sweeping sideways; mowing down
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene