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 bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
considerably; greatly; a lot
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
within; inside of; less than
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
don't you think?; indicates question
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
menu; schedule; program; menu
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
rest; break; recess; intermission
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax