considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
high compression; high pressure
attack; drive; advance; invasion
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
holding out a little longer
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
final scene; the end; finale
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
spirit; heart; disposition
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
endurance contest; test of endurance
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
conference room; place of assembly
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
separate post; separate mail; separate cover
canteen; post exchange; PX
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing