Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
decrease; reduction; decline
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
while moving; on the move
(circuit) tester; micrometer
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
tag (children's game); tig
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
possession; retention; maintenance
slight; insignificant; small
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
automatic; intransitive verb
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
making efficient; optimization
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal