to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
reaching; attaining; arrival
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to come surging (waves, enemy troops, etc.)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
too much; excessively; too
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
baton (of command); order; command; direction
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
land route; overland route; by land; overland
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
such; like that; that sort of; very
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
you; (arch.) your residence
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party