accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
acceleration; speeding up
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
emotional strength; force of will
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to be too late; to be too slow
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
this and that; one thing or another
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board