to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
utmost limits; extremity; limit
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
nothing; nil; naught; nought
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
probability; likelihood; chances
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to run about; to rush about
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
great physical power; animal strength
to grimace; to make a wry face
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest