blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
protracted war; war of attrition
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
opposite side; opposition
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
massing (of troops); gathering
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to take command; to give direction
hateful; detestable; loathsome
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to notify; to advise; to inform
unexpectedly; surprisingly
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to join forces; to cooperate
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly