protracted war; war of attrition
literature; books (reference); document
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
even more; still more; further
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
writing; composition; essay; sentence
enumeration; citation; listing
absorption; suction; attraction
drifting; drift; being adrift
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
offender; criminal; culprit
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
rational; reasonable; logical
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
attenuation; damping; decay