dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to lose heart; to lose motivation
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to dance; to perform dance steps
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
behind; in the rear; in back
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
both; both sides; both parties
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
another; different; separate; discrete
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to crack; to develop a crack
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right