to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
to capture a silver general; to desilverize; to desilverise
looking down on; getting a bird's-eye view
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
resolute; determined; bold
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
later on; eventually; afterwards
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
grammatical; grammatically
writing; book; (literary) work
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
(printing, etc.) plate cost
to finish printing; to print off
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
salary (paid in rice to a samurai); stipend; making (someone) a retainer and granting a stipend
to be expensive; to be costly
imperial court; Japanese Imperial Court; (arch.) Japan
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets