to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to be entwined; to be involved
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
self-defense; self-defence
near; close; beside; third person
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
wise saying; famous saying
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute