to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
hostility; animosity; enmity
going to and fro; back and forth
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to feel hungry; to get hungry
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
threat; intimidation; menace
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
refining; refinement; smelting; training
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
keeping things tidy and in order
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
two colours; two varieties; two types
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to support each other; to support one another
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted