to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
loveable; very likeable; like very much
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be excited; to be elated
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
gossip; corner of the mouth
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)