to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
a little bit; a little while
to take advantage of an opportunity
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
guard; sentinel; garrison
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
without cause; without reason
immediately carrying out (a plan); right away; without delay; immediately
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
rebellious spirit; defiant attitude
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
even more; still more; further
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to remove; to move out of the way
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away