combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
rot; decay; erosion; corrosion; etching; rust
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
phantom; vision; illusion
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to make sense; to be meaningful
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
increase and decrease; fluctuation
contrary to one's expectations
supercompensation; overcompensation
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead; Hades
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
information gap; digital divide
counter used with Sino-Japanese words
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to investigate; to examine