to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
vice; immorality; corruption
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
and so; therefore; for that reason
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
king; king; king (chess piece)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
way of reciting; way of telling a story
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
suddenly disappears somewhere
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
war; battle; match; game; competition
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
mockery; derision; ridicule