to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
lumen (unit of luminous flux)
dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
good (place to leave off); convenient
decorated frame; decorative surrounds
head start; initiative; preemption
refreshing; neat; tidy; trim
fluttering or flapping of wings
dormitory building; dormitory hall
cloud formation; cloud-shaped
para para; disco dancing with synchronized arm motions
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
celebration of complete recovery from illness
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
rising diagonally up and to the right; growing; expanding; soaring
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
pair (esp. of folding screens)
just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; fetch!; bring me ...
to keep in mind; to memorize
water that has been used to wash rice
stamping; embossing; tooling (e.g. leather); sigillation
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
another attempt; another try; second attempt
Cygnus (constellation); the Swan