encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
eight (long cylindrical things)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to step over or across; to overcome
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking