to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to check; to stop; to keep back
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
in the meanwhile; during the time
inexpert or untrained eyes
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
considerably; greatly; a lot
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
proposal; proposition; suggestion
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
desperation; struggle to the death
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to fall off; to tumble down
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)