securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to slide into; to slip into
absence; disregard; indifference
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
locomotive depot; engine depot
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
postponement; deferment; adjournment
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
delay; putting off; procrastination
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
narrow; thin (sized); slender
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
divide into four pieces; one fourth
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
ability; performance; efficiency