to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal