present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
most difficult; next to impossible
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
body; body blow (in boxing)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be