last ray of hope; only hope
to pierce through; to break through
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
to be hot on a person's heels
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
poisonous spine; venomous spine
decrease; reduction; decline
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
in spite of; regardless of
proper; right; reasonable
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
head; lead; vanguard; first
moment; brief space of time
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
behind; in the rear; in back
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
action; operation; effect; function
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
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)
one by one; one after another; successively
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to slide into; to slip into
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
one revolution; one rotation
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely