to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
recently; lately; these days
together; at the same time; same; identical
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
as many (people) as possible
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
it's not like; it isn't as if
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
breeding; raising; rearing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
but; however; provided that
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)