better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
many people; a large number of people
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
contrived; false-sounding
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
limestone cave; limestone cavern
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
ingredient; component; composition
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse