decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
book; volume; this; present; main; head
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
paste; glue; clothing starch
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be free; to be available
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
within; inside of; less than
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
having said that; on the other hand
tea trolley; tea wagon; tea cart
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)