to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
while; during; while; although; all; both
ten; 10; ten years of age
step; stride; counter for steps
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
a step; short distance; short time
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
running as fast as one can
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to be conspicuous; to stand out
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
piece; fragment; one (object)
such ... as; or some such
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle