(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
successive generations; successive emperors
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
righteousness; justice; right
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
acceleration; speeding up
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
meanwhile; in the meantime