layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
uncommonly; extraordinary
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to peddle (goods); to hawk
poisoning; kill by poison
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
the five fingers; leading five; top five
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)