to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
carbon monoxide poisoning
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to flare up; to burst into flames
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
squatting (esp. with elbows on knees)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to rock; to shake; to swing
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
question; inquiry; enquiry
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
but; however; provided that
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
(a person's) appearance; looks
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity