cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
beforehand; in advance; previously
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
one-by-one; separately; in detail
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
house; dwelling; human habitation
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
on countless occasions; many a time
each house; every house; many houses
prevention; precaution; protection against
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
care; precaution; guarding; caution
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
packing something in a bag; bagging
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to drop; to let fall; to omit