to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
from the viewpoint of; according to
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
helping hand; help; support; aid
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to be smeared; to be covered
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
survival; survivor; relic
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
sword skills; swordsmanship
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
war situation; progress of a battle
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
irritation; annoyance; frustration