draining a pond, lake, or ditch (esp. to remove fish, purify water, etc.); cleaning a well
only cut (otherwise left as-is, e.g. hair)
well-ordered; in good order; orderly
integrated set of schools that offers education from one stage to the next without taking entrance exams en route
honorific mountain name prefixed to a temple's name
back-filling; backfill; final backfill; reburial; refilling
white poplar (Populus alba)
snarling old man; irascible old man
chemical structure; chemical constitution
cancellation of a subscription (e.g. mailing list); stopping distribution
closing credits (film, TV); end credits
letter; news that flowers have bloomed
telephone exchange number
receive only; RO; incoming calls only (telephone)
first day of winter (approx. November 8)
gold leaf; gold paint; gold glazing
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
type of crime which requires a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute
constructing and selling a ready-built house
konara oak (Quercus serrata); pin oak
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire