writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
showing no signs of ...; extremely unlikely to ...
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
pride; dignity; self-respect
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
optimization; optimisation
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
according to plan; as planned; on target
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)