operating rate; utilization rate; occupancy rate; availability factor
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
offense and defense; offence and defence
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
split; division; break up
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
other side; opposite side; other party
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces