continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
choosing between two things; two choices
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
if you do this; if this is the case
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to spend time (on doing something)
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
feedback (on a product, person's performance, etc.); feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
restoration; restoration (restorative) work
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
useless resistance; vain struggle
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
war situation; progress of a battle
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
recovery; rescue; recapture
omni-directional (microphone, etc.); nondirectional
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax