to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
counter for (small) boats
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to make oneself available (free)
radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer
to have a meal; to take a meal
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
large number (of); many; majority
common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned