middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to pierce through; to break through
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
betting ticket; betting slip
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible