when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to surround; to crowd around
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to throw away; to abandon
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
example; illustration; precedent
thought; consideration; thinking
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot