to be remembered; to go down in history
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
accomplishment; execution
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
hastily made; improvised preparation
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
flying column; detached force
special selection; finest pick; top pick
detour; circumvention; turning movement
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
preliminary investigation; preparation
preservation; retainment; keeping
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
succeeding; following; trailing; next
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event