to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to fight to the bitter end
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
reopening; resumption; restarting
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to tower over the surroundings
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
pair; the two; both persons; both things
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
dozens; scores of; decades
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively