to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
moron; idiot; stupid person
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to rush over; to run up to
to crack; to develop a crack
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to cover fully; to wrap around
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
living thing; organism; creature; biology
drop (e.g. of water); drip
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
half the body; half length
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
how can (one) do something
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
finishing blow; coup de grâce
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example