to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
upper half of the body; upper body
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
tail (animal); tail end; tip
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to ask a question; to ask questions
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
retort; back talk; backchat