closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
succeeding; following; trailing; next
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
derailment; digression; deviation
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
on the occasion of; at the time of
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
entrance; admission; entering
opposite side; other side; other party
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to lean against; to set against
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across