to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
(being) worth seeing; impressive
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to order; to command; to appoint
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to become settled; to be fixed
comfort; consolation; diversion
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
India-ink painting; ink wash painting
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
clearing one's throat; cough
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to lead a life; to live a life