pursuer; pursuing party; posse
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
additional cover; more margin; remargin
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)
following one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
passing lane; outside lane; fast lane
hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
shooting a fleeing target (usu. animal) from horseback
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
reheating bathwater; cooking additional rice
overtaking; passing; pursuit (event)
farewell party; send-off party
additional cover; more margin
Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid); Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)
song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)
freshwater minnow; pale chub (Zacco platypus)
oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession)