sculpture; carved statue; graven image
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
patiently; with perseverance
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to maintain; to continue to have
to jump from one thing to another
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
simultaneous; all at once
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
to glare at each other; to confront each other
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to look upwards; to look up
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter