bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
elementary school (in Japan; 1941-1947)
one house; the same house
to attack; to assault; to assail
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
use; utilization; utilisation; application
penetration; permeation; transmission
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(United States of) America; USA
within; inside of; less than
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
somehow; for some reason (or other)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to shoot or fire off an arrow
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)