mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
gradually; slowly but steadily
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
large-breed dog; large dog
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
still (continuing); as ever; further
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
rather; better; instead; if anything
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
on countless occasions; many a time
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
bent back; hunchback; stoop
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
(act of) writing on a blackboard
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
writing vertically; vertical writing