to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
military history; military annals
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
main theater of war; principal battlefield
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
level ground; plain; flatland
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
column; file; (vertical) line
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
convenience; user-friendliness
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)