to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
offense and defense; offence and defence
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
treating someone like a child
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
to distract one's attention
advance; moving forward; progress
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
(not) in the least; (not) at all
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
the opposite direction; the other way
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat