to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
being startled; getting a shock
age (expressed in the Western style of counting fully completed years)
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
addition; adding; supplement
to be born; to come into this world
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
active; dynamic; energetic
health hazard; health damage
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
cease-fire; truce; armistice
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
municipal (civic) law; domestic law; national law
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
sundry; various; assorted
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
application; request; petition
stature; height; size; physique
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
independent action; acting alone
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long