great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
image; figure; figure; form; image
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
length (of an animal); body length
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to tower over the surroundings
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to put one's strength into