betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to tumble down; to roll down
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
since when; from when; how long
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku"
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water