branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
(made of) stone; stone-built
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to become completely chilled
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
it's not like; it isn't as if
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering