still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
personal combat; one-to-one fight
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
serious wound; serious injury
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
indicate reason; infers some protest
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
moving about; stirring about
strongest ever; most powerful in history
successive generations; successive emperors
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect