to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
predation; eating prey; preying upon
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
stone (used for throwing)
power; might; authority; influence
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
utmost limits; extremity; limit
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
sword skills; swordsmanship
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
magician; conjurer; illusionist
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open