to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
wherein; therein; thereinto
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
member of the House of Councillors
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
beyond that point; after that
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
very much; very many; more and more
event; phenomenon; matter
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
etc.; et cetera; and so on
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
detour; diversion; alternative route
damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
town; city; municipal; urban
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time