daytime; during the day; Japan and China
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
prohibition; inhibition; ban
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
I see; that's right; indeed
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell