to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to have an uneasy conscience
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
reserve army; flying column; troops kept in reserve for flexible deployment
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
everything; anything; nothing
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 level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
personality; style; appearance
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch