avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
if it is the case that ...
any more; any further; any better; any longer
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
of course; certainly; naturally
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
dealing with; coping with
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
scene; spectacle; sight; view
plainly; clearly; vividly
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
adds force or indicates command
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...