to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
gas station; petrol station
if so; in that case; in that situation
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
in order; in turn; one by one
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
how long; how much; to what extent
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
when it becomes; when it comes to
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
aroma; class; style; aromatherapy
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
prospects of victory; chances of success
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
second day of the month; two days
password; watchword; motto; slogan
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go along; to walk along; to follow