to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
regulation; adjustment; control
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
precarious situation; precarious state
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
one's heart rate; pulse rate