to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
counter for wheels and flowers
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
for (some) doubtful points to remain
decision; judgment; resolution
fall; drop; descent; coming down