to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to have luck turn one's way; to have one's fortune change for the better
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
courteous; decorous; polite
self-awareness; consciousness of one's own character
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
biological younger sister
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
talented person; clever person
square (shape); (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)
conceiving (an idea); thinking up; invention; original idea; new idea
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
tabes dorsalis; locomotor ataxia
the n-th generation head of a family
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
everything; anything; nothing
Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725)
new edition; new compilation; new formation (of a force, unit, etc.); new organization
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)