to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
battlefield; battleground
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to be talented; to be able
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to be lacking in options; to be too few
these guys; these fellows
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
close to the wall; alongside the wall
moment by moment; hour by hour
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
northerly (wind); from the north
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
production (e.g. play); direction
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency