to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
originally; by nature; from the start
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
return of something; repayment
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
warmly; cordially; with tender care
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to blow off; to be blown off
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
suppuration; festering; coming to head
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
business trip; official trip
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid