to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
place where one resides or is staying
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to move forward; to move on
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
several people; a few people
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
condition; situation; prospects
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
still (continuing); as ever; further
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away