desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
chain; series; connection; linkage
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
short distance; close range
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
the last moment; the very end
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
preceding clause; previous paragraph; antecedent (of a ratio)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
5th day of the month; five days
secondary; of secondary importance
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
office (e.g. the Oval Office)