adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
to be nearing death; to be dying
tendency; trend; inclination
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
consequently; as a result
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to lead a life; to live a life
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
never ceasing; never ending
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
changing completely; transformation
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
polish; grinding; sharpening
make; workmanship; preparation
(very) patient; persevering
magnolia (Magnolia obovata); Japanese big leaf magnolia
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)