withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to stop in the middle of a sentence
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
every person; every mouth; every entrance
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
relying completely on others; being totally dependent on others
number of votes polled; poll votes
results of a vote; voting results
final vote; run-off ballot
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
financial muscle; economic clout
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to be detained; to take time
block votes (e.g. of a labor union); organized votes
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
all one has; all one's possessions