shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
degenerate age; corrupt world; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
established practice; custom
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to do over; to remake; to resume
manners; behavior; behaviour
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
to become fraught with emotion
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
wounded person; injured person
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
vigorous for one's age; active despite one's years; hale and hearty; full of beans
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows