accomplishment; execution
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
directions; instructions; orders; command
near; close by; within reach; familiar
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
detour; circumvention; turning movement
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
inside; interior; inner part
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to die; to lay down life's burden
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
overhasty; rash; premature
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind