to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
at once; immediately; right now
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
outbreak of war; starting a war
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
on one hand; on the other hand
drama; play; powerful drug
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to project; to stick out; to stand out
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)