painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
line; queue; procession; matrix
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
successively; one after another
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
in accordance with plans; just as planned