to drop; to let fall; to omit
patience; endurance; perseverance
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
condition; figure; appearance; voice
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding); garbling; illegal character; corrupted text; garbled text
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
television program; TV program
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
physical law; laws of physics
to be born; to come into this world
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
double helix (structure of DNA)
subspace (in science fiction); space free from the laws of physics
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
to tune in to a channel; to switch to a channel
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending