to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
essence; true nature; substance; reality
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
everyone at once; everyone together
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
superior; superiors; senior
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
healthy; sound; wholesome
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
everything; anything; nothing
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
eccentric; crank; oddball
general; popular; common; typical
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust