cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to use up all one's strength
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
index; indices; indicator
participation; joining; entry; adherence
just the other day; quite recently
to kill by burning to death
pitch dark; total darkness
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
the opposite sex; isomerism
active; positive; progressive
to subsist; to keep on living
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
another state; different region
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
reluctance to part; sorrow at parting
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point