scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
considerably; fairly; quite
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
how long; how much; to what extent
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to rescue from; to help out of; to save