reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
river; stream; River; the ... river
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be hot on a person's heels
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to be prolonged; to drag on
dozens; scores of; decades
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
even more; still more; further
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
increase; raising (e.g. embankment, levee); padding or inflation (e.g. of a bill)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end