one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
choices; alternatives; options
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
only; merely; but; no more than
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
beyond this point; from now on; after this
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold