meandering; snaking; zigzagging
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to encamp; to take up positions
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
flying column; detached force
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
each time it happens; at all such times
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
offense; offence; method of attack
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
passing through; through passage
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to thrust away; to send flying
confusion; distraction; derangement
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
calamity; disaster; accident
orders; instructions; directive; command
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
small number; few; minority
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself