successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
line; queue; procession; matrix
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
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
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
with a start; with a jump
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
evil spirit; demon; devil
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
craving; longing; thirsting
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away