preservation; retainment; keeping
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
scope; valid range; coverage
underground; subterranean
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
discrimination; discernment; identification
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
torii; Shinto shrine archway
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to jump from one thing to another
to outrun; to run through to the end
district; section; sector
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
looking pale; looking unwell