to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to shave off; to scrape off
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
small hill; low hill; hillock
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to tower over the surroundings
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to toady; to be obsequious
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to