to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
interested person; volunteer; supporter
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band