to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
mountains and valleys; mountainous valley
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
preparing one's own lunch; bringing one's own lunch; paying for one's own lunch; working without pay; volunteer work
sedge hat and straw rain cape
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
Shennong; mythical king of ancient China
various articles; various items; various kinds
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
crude construction; crude manufacture
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
business world; business circles
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
public-spirited or self-sacrificing individual
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
spinning machine; spinning machinery
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
derailment; digression; deviation
first meeting; first interview with
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
great admiration; deep respect
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading