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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

1

salamander (in mythology)

65

firedrake

1

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

1

to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)

1

interruption (e.g. of a conversation)

2

sparks

2

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

1

scarce; few remaining

3

whack-a-mole (game)

1

bipartite; in two parts; double

1

sudden change; upheaval

1

full speed

2

weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)

1

stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic

1

absorbing power

1

voice change; voice break

2

having no idea; having no clue

1

to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

1

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

1

to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

1

brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement

1

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

1

whistle (sound made with the lips)

1

ageing; aging; senile deterioration

1

self-centered; self-centred; selfish

1

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

2

to bail out (water); to scoop out

1

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

1

the end

4

game over

1

behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct

1

Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

1

plan; idea; design; plot

2

not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

1

(public) duty

2

sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

methamphetamine

1

occult

1

stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)

1

identifiable; personalized

1

full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)

1

debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild

2

to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others

1

tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits

1

piece; fragment; one (object)

1

antiquity; the previous era

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to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

1