dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
(not) a single person; (no) one
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
will not do; do not; does not
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
underestimation; undervaluation
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
moment to quit; way to quit
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
exploitation; overuse; abuse
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to carry; to bring (to a place)
large quantity; large amount
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
one's left hand; (lit.) bow hand
thought; consideration; thinking
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
practice; practising; experience
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
near; close; beside; third person
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending