somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
protracted war; war of attrition
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
form; shape; figure; visage
to stop walking; to pause
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to raise one's voice; to shout
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to jump at; to be attracted by
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
towering; astonishingly high
older brother and younger sister
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression