dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
pillar of fire; blazing column
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
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)
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
be (that) as it may; having said that
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
(necessary) personnel; required person
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
letting (someone) die without helping
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice