cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
migration; move; emigration; immigration
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
every person; every mouth; every entrance
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
north wall; north face (of a mountain)
steep mountain; craggy mountain
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
giving up; quitting; surrendering
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to approach; to draw near
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
tendency; trend; inclination
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker