remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to get strong; to gain strength
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
supercompensation; overcompensation
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
with a fixed time; with a deadline
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
help; assistance; service
spirit; heart; disposition
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to