to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
episode; anecdote; vignette
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
than; other than; except; but
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to make a speech; to address
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
attack; assault; attempt; try
pricking; stinging; tingling
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout