monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
reset; fresh start; new beginning
gender; distinction of sex; sex
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
semi-transparent; translucent
two colours; two varieties; two types
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
male-to-female gender swap (in fan art and fan fiction)
action of making something; -ification
not covered (by); not subject (to)
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
fortress; stronghold; citadel
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
three-digit number; hundreds column
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)