omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
man; male; masculine gender
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
since when; from when; how long
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
use; utilization; utilisation; application
very likely; very probable
prompt decision and prompt execution; make swift decisions and take quick actions
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
calm; composed; cool; quiet
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)