to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
last night; yesterday evening
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
about here; in this neighborhood
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
at a stroke; with a single swoop
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
mechanization; mechanisation
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
comparatively; relatively
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to be able to manage somehow or other
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view