disorder; disturbance; unrest
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
simple and clear; plain and simple
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
condition; situation; prospects
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
all you want; as much as one wants
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of