to crumble away; to collapse
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
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 that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
automatic; intransitive verb
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
allocation; assignment; allotment
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
busy; having no (free) time
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
moment by moment; hour by hour
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
wound suffered in a fight
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
battle formation; military formation
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to shake; to sway; to waver
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
large tree; big tree; huge tree
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction