to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
combat power; fighting strength
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to be lacking in options; to be too few
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
preservation; retainment; keeping
automatic; intransitive verb
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
deep inside; innermost place
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
excellent plan; best policy
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
sense of duty (obligation)
remainder; the rest; what is left
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
existence; being; life; survival
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)