to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to rain incessantly; to downpour
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
in the face of; in defiance of
metre; meter; meter; gauge
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
again (and again); once again; yet again
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
how long; how much; to what extent
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
no way to do; nothing can be done
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to use up all one's strength
underground; subterranean
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
trackless; reckless; dissipated
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
standing firm; holding out