to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
subdued taste; refined taste; haiku (poetic) flavor (flavour)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
trifling; trivial; insignificant
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to change (one's clothes)
on the occasion of; at the time of
virtue gained by practising Buddhism
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
saltpan; field for drying salt
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
long-armed; kleptomania(c)
staying up all night; all-night vigil
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification