to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to watch over; to watch attentively
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(computer) command; command key; commando
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
election; selection; choice
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
rest; break; recess; intermission
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on