to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
real intention; true motive; true meaning
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
not limited to; not just ...
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
transactions; dealings; business
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not