to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
spine; backbone; spinal column
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
chance (of success); odds
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to step forward; to take a step forward
to arrest; to capture; to seize
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
in the meanwhile; during the time
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to seize; to grab; to collar
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve