work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
relatively; comparatively
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
calculating on paper; writing and arithmetic
reaching; attaining; arrival
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
large triple gate to temple
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
meteor swarm; meteor shower
advance troops; vanguard; advance contingent; leading unit
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic