pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
three; three years of age
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to begin shooting; to shoot out
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
innumerable; countless; numberless
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
meeting; greeting; welcome
original intention; initial resolution
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
phantom; vision; illusion
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off