to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
conviction; belief; confidence
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to crumble away; to collapse
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
tool; implement; means; furniture
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to push aside; to brush aside
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
genius; prodigy; natural gift
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to repeat; to do over again
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
failure; mistake; blunder
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to spend time (on doing something)
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
from the beginning; from scratch
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over