decrease; reduction; decline
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
long ago; already; a long time ago
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
pessimism; disappointment
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
rescue mission; evacuation operation
rising; ascending; climbing
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
at least; at most; (even) just
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
suffix for familiar person