to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to rise; to erect; to get up
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
is never the case; has never happened
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
scene; sight; scenario; setting
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
voice quality; type of voice
to triumph; to be elated with success
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to trample; to crush underfoot
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
leukocyte; leucocyte; white blood cell
one way or the other; either way
entry; approach; penetration
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
bet; wager; stake; gamble
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
nod; inclination of the head
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning