attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
that kind; competition; match
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to launch a surprise attack
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
terrain; geographical features; topography
hunting ground; hunting preserve
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
use; utilization; utilisation; application
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to dye; to colour; to color
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
had better ...; had better not ...
this world; this life; this generation; present day
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in spite of; regardless of
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)