to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
department store; department
bargain corner to sell off stock cheaply; cart sale
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight