to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
same village; same town; same province
how many months?; how long?
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
deserted village; poor village
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to shave off; to scrape off
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
preliminary step; first step
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
Easter egg; hidden feature
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
technical skill; ability; capacity
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
immortal; undying; indestructible
main cause; primary factor
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
government office; agency; board
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to torment; to harass; to tease
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
line; queue; procession; matrix