to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
gigantic statue; colossus; huge image
passage; path; route; one's way
one dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
towards the ground; with respect to the ground; ground (speed, attack, etc.)
anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape
product; produce; result; fruit
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
(exercising) the right to command
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
source of worry; source of distress
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
natural environment; (the) environment
transactions; dealings; business
property; fortune; means; assets
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm