inside; interior; inner part
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to repeat; to do something over again
alert status; emergency alert
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
supervised; under surveillance
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
interference; intervention; meddling
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
maintenance; preservation; improvement
on countless occasions; many a time
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
duration; running time (e.g. in film)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand