shrinkage; contraction; economy; retrenchment
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
gradually; slowly but steadily
legendary beast; magical beast
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
intensive; concentrated; focused
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
perception; sensation; awareness
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
(sound of one's) heartbeat
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
graduation examination; graduation test
blood relationship; blood relative
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back