to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to discuss; to talk together
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
feigned ignorance; assumed innocence
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
speaking voice; talking voice
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
shady; underhanded; questionable
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
internal conditions; true state of affairs
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
(political) power; authority; influence
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
small-minded person; person lacking in character
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
scoundrel; rascal; villain