dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
almost; roughly; approximately
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to attack; to assault; to assail
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
thought; consideration; thinking
front kick (esp. martial arts)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
phantom; vision; illusion
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
acceleration; speeding up
instant; moment; for an instant
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement