to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to adjoin each other; to be beside one another
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
preparation; provision; guarding
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
how; in what way; by what means
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to do together; to share; to participate in
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
both hands; both arms; ten
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage