to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to jar; to creak; to grate
wide difference; a world of difference
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to triumph; to be elated with success
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
fear; dread; fright; willies
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
palm heel; heel of the palm