direction of travel; direction of movement
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
rear right; back right; right and behind
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to master something (through personal experience)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to become better; to improve
hitting left-handed (with a racket, bat, etc.); hitting to left (field)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
running as fast as one can
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to pitch forward; to fall forward