standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
to brush off; to shake off
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to knock down; to knock out
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
end; tip; extremities; terminal
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
look of death; shadow of death
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
just above; right overhead
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge; residence of a daimyo's successor
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection