to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
distinction; discrimination
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
burr (e.g. on a machined edge)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
corpulence; fatness; obesity
chain; series; connection; linkage
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
towering; astonishingly high
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
to cut apart; to split; to divide; to cut open
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
with a start; with a jump
to be filled to bursting; to burst
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb