losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
Mikatagahara (Shizuoka Prefecture; battle site)
(looking) very bleak; having dim prospects
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
very popular; highly favoured
to satisfy the requirements
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
square fancy cardboard, used for autographs, poetry, etc.
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
to be led by; to be headed by
day that something happens; day that one happens across something
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to push away; to push aside; to shove
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
memory; ability to remember
patient; unhurried; leisurely
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
to have one's horizons broadened
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
systems engineer; systems engineering; sales engineer; sound effect
C; c; Celsius; cyan; C (programming language)
preparing for winter; winter clothes
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open