to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
connections; contacts; influence
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
directions; instructions; orders; command
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
for the present; for the time being
another family; another house
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
kimono fabrics shop; draper
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
real thing; original; actual