to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
commander; general; leader
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
audience; spectator; spectators
quiet; still; surreptitious
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
war situation; progress of a battle
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
old soldier; veteran; old hand
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
nice; likeable; desirable
proper; right; reasonable
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up