to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
just above; right overhead
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
flight; desertion; escape
to be prolonged; to drag on
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
willpower; energy; vitality
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
to push aside; to push one's way through