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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

3

little by little

1

stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

5

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

2

hand-to-hand combat

3

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

2

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

1

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

4

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

they

1

to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)

1

to grimace; to frown

2

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

4

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

4

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

2

break in the deadlock

1

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

2

to survive; to live long

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

3

to be reliable

2

after that; afterwards; thereafter

3

suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down

1

very much; very many; more and more

1

and; although; but

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

1

friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

2

hand grenade; grenade

1

to throw down

2

explosive power

2

to fly around; to scatter

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

4

to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

2

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

2

gap; space

2

several people; a few people

2

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

3

to thrust down; to push off

1

pulse

1

laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

5

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

1

to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

1

to rise; to erect; to get up

3

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

3

back; behind; rear

4