count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
new record (in sports, etc.)
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
mapping (creating an association between data elements, etc.); mapping; mapping; cartography
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
food crisis; food-supply crisis
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
few decades; many decades; several decades
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
vitality; energy; dynamism
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
still (continuing); as ever; further
to backfire; to have a harmful result
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
independence; self-reliance
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
general idea; concept; notion