zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to be too numerous; to be too much
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
force (bulldoze) one's way through
support; backing; aid; assistance
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
advance; moving forward; progress
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
probability; likelihood; chances
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
(not) so much; (not) that much
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
space (room, area, outer space)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
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)