to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to boost; to force up; to push up
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be too numerous; to be too much
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
they; those guys; those fellows
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to be smeared; to be covered
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
line; queue; procession; matrix
to trample; to crush underfoot
senior high school student
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to maintain; to continue to have
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
feminine; womanly; female
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
exclusive; attached to; specialist