to machine; to cut; to scrape
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
transcendence; excellence; superiority
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
spine; backbone; spinal column
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
proposal; proposition; suggestion
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
not necessarily so; is not always true
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
offensive (movement); aggression
(not) so much; (not) that much
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
piece of meat; cut of meat
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
jellied fish or meat broth
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to find out; to discover; to locate
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
waste meat; meat scraps; offal
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations