to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to be too numerous; to be too much
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
two times; twice; two degrees
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
coincident with; while; simultaneously
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
society; the world; the times
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
returning to the service of one's master
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute