day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
acceleration; speeding up
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
in order; in turn; one by one
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely