to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
stable supply; reliable supply
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
succession; continuation; series; sequence
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
reshuffling; job rotation
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
ordinary citizen; the general public
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
temple elementary school (Edo period)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
remaining silent; keeping secret
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to whine; to make feeble complaints
same trade; same business; same profession
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
vice; immorality; corruption
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain