considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to affect; to impact; to influence
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mass communication; mass media
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
black-market lending; illegal loan
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
blunder; bungle; clumsiness