to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
ending up right back where one started
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
being in love with each other
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible