to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
debuff (negative status effect)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
physical strength; muscle strength
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
prohibition; inhibition; ban
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
different opinion; objection
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to be injured; to sustain a wound
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
split; division; break up
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to turn against; to become an enemy
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(foreign) concession (in China); settlement
to let an opportunity slip
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying