to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to cut corners; to be shoddy
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
even though; despite; when
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
simply; merely; only; solely
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
how long; how much; to what extent
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
because; for; the reason why is ...
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
one's own property; possessions
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
grasp; catch; understanding