for the present; for the time being
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
not limited to; not just ...
to start; to begin; to commence
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to knock down; to knock out
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)