to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
menarche; first menstruation
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to lean against; to set against
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 draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
immediately; right away; on the spot
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to accept; to receive; to agree
why; how; for what reason
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
consideration; taking into account
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles