comparison; something worthy of comparison
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
interruption; suspension; break
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
right under; directly below; right beneath
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit