to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to attack; to assault; to assail
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to make a list; to enumerate
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
progress; advance; improvement; development
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
countermeasure; counter-measure
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
protracted war; war of attrition
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
with a start; with a jump
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to summon; to get used to call
to discuss; to talk together
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on