to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
same; similar; (just) like; equal
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to run around; to bustle about
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
in one's own way or style
to pass (of time); to elapse
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
worldly desires; materialistic desires