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 become possible; to become able to (do)
price; cost; value; worth; value
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
opposite; reverse; contrary
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
long-established; old-established; traditional
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate