fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
main ingredients; chief materials
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
dry riverbed; river beach
disaster; calamity; misfortune
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
serious; severe; grave; acute
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
another dimension; different level; whole other level
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)