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 have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
endless; boundless; everlasting
to spend time (on doing something)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
high tide; high water; full tide
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to devour; to bite to death
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
deep-seated grudge; hatred
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to face on; to look out on to
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)
sea level; (surface of) sea
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot