tedious; boring; being fed up with
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
one part; one portion; one section
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
periodic; regular; routine
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
environment; circumstance
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
timber from forest thinning; thinned wood
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
that kind; competition; match
to thrust before; to thrust at
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely