emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
such ... as; or some such
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
complete victory; total victory
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
conference room; council room
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; sometimes you have to lose to win; (lit.) losing is winning
tedious; boring; being fed up with
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
technique; art; skill; move
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
not necessarily so; is not always true
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove