to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
minuteness; one millionth
when it comes to; concerning
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
(constructed) shogi problem; shogi puzzle
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to be contrary to one's expectations
the same rank; equality; apposition
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to flare up; to burst into flames
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
natural disaster; cataclysm
one by one; one after another; successively
weakening; emaciation; decline