tool; implement; means; furniture
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be lacking in options; to be too few
at least; at most; (even) just
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to begin to walk; to set out
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
throat; important part; vital area
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
library (usu. single-room); small library
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
collection of books; (personal) library
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
discovery; detection; finding
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable