defeat; loss; reverse; setback
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
vehement objection; bitter opposition
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
(physical) growth; development
reason; cause; circumstances
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
riskiness; (level of) danger
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
to begin; to set about; to start
nothing in particular; none in particular
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
mountain range; mountain belt
processed goods; finished goods
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
blotched snakehead (Channa maculata); northern snakehead (Channa argus)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
passage; path; route; one's way
place; room; margin; scope
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories