to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
highly unpredictable; touch and go
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
crown; diadem; bottle cap
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
mirror surface; lens surface
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
color scheme; colour scheme
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
hard fight; difficult struggle
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
emperor (of Japan); mikado
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
frame; framework; outline
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
modesty; humility; being humble
waist; waistline; waist measurement
radical; extreme; eccentric
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
common use; communal use; sharing
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains