to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
colour; color; hue; tints
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
dozens; scores of; decades
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
while; during (the time when)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)