to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
beyond that point; after that
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
tenth day of the month; ten days
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
national border; provincial border
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
union; joining; conjugation
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
terrain; geographical features; topography
level ground; plain; flatland
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
national defence; national defense
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
100,000; hundred thousand
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
at that time; in those days
suddenly; all of a sudden
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
defeat; loss; reverse; setback