to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
income; receipts; revenue
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
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)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
two persons; two people; pair; couple
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
suffix for familiar person
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
first generation; founder