to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
hair on the back of one's head
nape (of the neck); nucha
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
light and darkness; light and shade
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
chimera; chimaera; chimera; chimaera
of course; certainly; naturally
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to give directions; to issue instructions
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)