scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
go that far; to that extent
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that's true; of course; obviously
danger; peril; hazard; risk
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
within; inside of; less than
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
three; three years of age
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
all; entire; whole; altogether