close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
waterfall; cataract; cascade
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
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
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)