(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
forcibly; against one's will
interruption; suspension; break
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
secret; private; surreptitious
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
normalcy; normality; normal
judgment; judgement; discernment
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover