attenuation; damping; decay
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
how much; how many; however
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
attack as a form of defense; attacking (active) defense
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
force of a fire; force of flames
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
running the whole distance
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)