to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
earnings from a part-time job
all; entire; whole; altogether
indeed; really; truly; very much
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
one day; (on) a certain day
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
bento; Japanese box lunch
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
book; volume; this; present; main; head
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
flower-shaped family crest
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
two persons; two people; pair; couple
close; intimate; on good terms
president (of a society); chairman
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
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