to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
disaster-level (heat, rainfall, etc.); extreme; severe
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
most part; greater part; majority
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
short and stout; small but wide around
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
one-by-one; separately; in detail
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
aquatic (life); living in the water
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
decrease; reduction; decline
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
striking; remarkable; considerable
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter