decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to await; to wait for; to expect
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to drop; to let fall; to omit
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
condition; situation; prospects
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
cessation; (coming to an) end
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
end of war; cessation of hostilities
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set