felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
battlefield; battleground
a second time; again; once more; twice
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
division; section; classification; sorting; division
unimportant things; insignificant things; trifles
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
the staff; inside the department
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign