to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
parts; accessories; components
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
talking about memories; reminiscences
albino Japanese rat snake
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties
in that manner; like that
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)