| 今一歩;いま一歩 | [いまいっぽ, imaippo] (n, adv) (1) (See 今一つ) one more; another; the other; not quite; (2) close run; just falling short of success [Add to Longdo] |
| It was frustrating, as the manager took his team to a near-miss in the tournament. | 監督はチームをトーナメント優勝に今一歩という所までもっていったのに悔しいことだった。 |