hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
instant; moment; for an instant
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
fall; drop; descent; coming down
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
rural district; farming area
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
one day; (on) a certain day
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to overflow from something full
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
witnessing; observing; sighting
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
just managing; with great difficulty