to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
the last moment; the very end
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
(not so) much; (not) very
difference; variation; difference
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
final; eventual; ultimate
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
reaching; attaining; arrival
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to start; to begin; to commence
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
embodiment; realization; materialization