to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; provided that
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
within; inside of; less than
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
go that far; to that extent
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
while; even though; despite
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)