encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to step firmly; to harden by treading
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
in the mountains; among the mountains
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
flight; desertion; escape
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
inspection; examination; survey
intelligence gathering; information gathering
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
systematic; organized; organizational
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
to happen to meet; to come across
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character