to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
interior; inside; internal
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
many; much; plenty; hardly
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
core; core; hardcore; all-out
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
complicated and mysterious
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
oblique line; forward slash
negation; denial; negative
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
greeting; a fine thing to say
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
Grand Master (of an order); grandmaster (of chess)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to become better; to improve
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
inexpert or untrained eyes
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
sale; sales; selling; marketing
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
patting; stroking; caressing
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)