fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
literally; to the letter; literal
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
a cut above; one step above
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
form; shape; figure; morph
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
to speak; to hear a voice
primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens)
Norton; Norton (software)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
gem; jewel; precious stone
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
time series; chronological order; chronology
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
in its entirety; whole; wholly
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy