(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
very interesting; of great interest
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
retainer; vassal; servant
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to maintain; to continue to have
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
slim; slender; slight; delicate
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
charcoal; charred remains
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger