standing firm; holding out
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
initial state; initial condition
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
scope; valid range; effective range (e.g. in broadcasting); coverage
five (long cylindrical things)
opposite side; other side
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
first report (esp. of an incident or news story); initial report
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
non-recoverable; unrecoverable; irreparable; irreversible; irretrievable
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
(software) update; upgrade (to a new version); upgrade (to a device, product, etc.); improvement
four corners; four ordinal directions
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
endless; boundless; everlasting
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to have a bitter experience
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
power plant; power station
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time