to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to rock; to shake; to swing
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
physical condition; state of health
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
opposite side; opposition
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard