to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
only; merely; but; no more than
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
clear; precise; definite; distinct
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
first attack; first strike; first blow
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
curved; forming the shape of an arch
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to slide into; to slip into
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
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