to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
one's possessions; ownership
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
yoke; constraints; oppression
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant