closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
to be annoying; to be troublesome
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
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
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
identification; background check; identity confirmation
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
(another's) daughter; young lady
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
splinters of glass; glass shards
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
defense; defence; defensive preparations
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
several minutes; a few minutes
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
to hand over; to surrender