decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
striking; remarkable; considerable
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
work style; way of working
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to subsist; to keep on living
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
(open up) suddenly (of a view); widely; broadly; (disappear) suddenly (of doubt, hesitation, etc.)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
mental; spiritual; emotional
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
most of all; extremely; supremely
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink