channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
to throw oneself (into an activity)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
troublesome; annoying; complicated
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
orders; instructions; directive; command
government service; the bureaucracy
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to feel; to sense; to experience
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
protest; refutation; pleading
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
resolution; vote; decision
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)