sword; blade; single stroke
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
evil thought; malicious motive; spite
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to become settled; to be fixed
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
beautiful woman; pretty girl
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
samurai; warrior; military family
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)