to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
energy; military strength
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
information; experience; knowledge; observation
inspection; examination; check
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
pre-existing; already there; conventional
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
letting (someone) die without helping
to order; to command; to appoint
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless