to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
matter of time; question of time
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
(dead) body; corpse; remains
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
observation; survey; watching
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to hand (over); to deliver in person
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel