to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
congratulation; celebration
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
this occasion; at this time; now
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
why; how; for what reason
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
the other day; some time ago; recently
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
at; in; at; when; by; with
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid