endurance contest; test of endurance
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to rise; to erect; to get up
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
no matter how much time passes
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
(not) even once; (not) ever