gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
abandonment of the status quo; destroying the status quo; overthrowing the present situation
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
outline; summary; gist; basic points
busy; having no (free) time
curved; forming the shape of an arch
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
it's been a long time; long time no see
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
military service; combat experience
ring name (in pro wrestling)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore