rural district; farming area
steady advance; carrying all before one
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to alternate; to take turns
to lose a closely fought contest
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
life and death; life or death
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
take the opportunity to (do something else)
reorganization plan; reorganisation plan