to cut down; to chop down; to fell
group; party; team; squad; section
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming
source of river; fountainhead
royal capital; imperial capital
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
effect; result; worth; use; avail
out of character; unlike one
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
distinction; differentiation; classification
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
alert status; emergency alert
to join together; to combine; to join up
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)