forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
cc (email); carbon copy; cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; milliliter
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
cold storage; deep freeze; cryopreservation
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
powerful medicine; strong poison
license; permit; licence; certificate
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
every year; yearly; annually
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on