to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
living thing; organism; creature; biology
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
any more; any further; any better; any longer
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
study; library; den; home office; reading room
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation