(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
the whole day; all the day
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
recognition; acquaintance
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
no!; no no!; no, not at all
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to be the ruin of (a person)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be worried; to be troubled
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
disinheritance; disowning
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
in case of; at that time; at this time