flour; meal; powder; dust
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
(Self Defense Force's Air Force) general (defence); lieutenant; major
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
oppressive pain; tenderness; pressure pain
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
two times; twice; two degrees
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
long military service; having experienced many battles
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
one more time; once more; once again