prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
done; just done; just finished
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
fly swatter; flyswatter; fly swat
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
advance; moving forward; progress
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
emotional scars; mental trauma