cut; reduction; curtailment
even though; despite; when
real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash
(direct) hit; straight shot
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
it's been a long time; long time no see
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
carrying aboard a warship
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
prototype model; experimental machine
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
account book; register; ledger
double; twice (as much); twofold
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
Spratly Islands (South China Sea)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court