identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to engage (gears); to set to fighting (e.g. dogs); to pit against each other; to harmonize (an argument)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to feel sorry for; to pity
thorough discussion; careful consideration; rigorous investigation
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
soft skin (esp. of a woman)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
first-rate; finest quality; the best
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
separate; special; another; separately
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace