reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
activity; briskness; prosperity
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
rave reviews; extremely high praise
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
overall; general; as a whole
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
official in charge; person in charge
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
mass (of people); large crowd
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
binoculars; field glasses
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to put up (a notice); to post
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)