meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
repechage; revival series; loser's bracket; second-chance match
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
slight; little; insignificant
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
night view; night skyline; nightscape
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
global positioning system; GPS
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
side table; bedside table
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
ancient times; prehistoric times
Atlantis; Atlantis (space shuttle)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
border (between countries); national border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
Mordred (in Arthurian legend)
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to fight each other; to clash