just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
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.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
higher rank; better position
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to defy conventional wisdom
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
strict order; peremptory command
frequency (of occurrence)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by