pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
maintenance; preservation; improvement
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to intend; to be sure that
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to fight against; to oppose; to face
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
technique; art; skill; move
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
in succession; one by one
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
in succession; one after another
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to use up all one's strength; to die
most part; greater part; majority
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet