to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
complete; whole; perfect; safe
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
more than anything; above all else
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
serious wound; serious injury
cannot be helped; unavoidable
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)