to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to get between; to be caught in
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
when it becomes; when it comes to
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to accept; to receive; to agree
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
reasoning; logic; persuasion
to serve; to work for; to attend
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
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 push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure