a long, long time ago; very long ago
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
minuteness; one millionth
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
movie; film; motion picture
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
fast approach; quick intimacy
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
literally; to the letter; literal
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
to thrust down; to push off
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)