to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
in accordance with; according to
region; limits; stage; level
in succession; one by one
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; means
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
forcibly; against one's will
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
resignation; acceptance; consolation
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all