to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
physical strength; muscle strength
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to surge (water or waves)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
arm; skill; efforts; ability
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
this world; this life; world of the living
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
column of water; water column
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)