protracted war; war of attrition
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to play a leading role; to play a central part
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
small hill; low hill; hillock
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
event; phenomenon; matter
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
body; physique; build; stature
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
just above; right overhead
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
with a clink (click, clack)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear