to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
justification; rationalization
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to give a broad grin; to smirk
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
armed forces; military; troops
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
additionally; in addition
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
finish; end; conclusion; landing (in gymnastics)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher