to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
reason; cause; whys and wherefores; particulars
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
name recognition; established reputation
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
taste; liking; preference
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
posting mail in a postbox or mailbox; delivery of parcels, etc. to a specified location; postbox delivery
difference; disparity; gap
friction; discord; strife
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
resentment; indignation; anger
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
fluff (clump of fabric fibres); lint; ball of dust; dustball
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to raise someone's spirits; to enhance a mood
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires