defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
everything; anything; nothing
to have meaning; to be meaningful
natural calamity; disaster
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to think too much; to be over-concerned
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
already; now; no longer; not any more
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)