drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
loading; charging; filling
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
genuine; authentic; true; real
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
solitude; loneliness; isolation
error of judgment; miscalculation
blunder; slip; error; error
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
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.)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
stillness; repose; standing still
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
sublime; noble; high-minded
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor