to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
exchange of blows; long rally
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
eternal; unlimited; endless
archery; mapping; map; morphism
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
release; emission; ejection
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
scenery; scene; landscape
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
orders; instructions; directive; command
unit; (musical) group; band
gathering clouds; group of clouds
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
disorder; disturbance; unrest
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents