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 be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
great man; magnanimous man
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
my husband; one's family; family member
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
three generations; three periods; third generation
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to stiffen; to become stiff
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
nice; good; well-executed
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
light color; light colour
carving; engraving; sculpture
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
unique; peculiar; singular
silence; stillness; quietness
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy