to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
while; even though; despite
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble