to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
that's a different matter; that's a different story
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
registration; accession; register; entry; record
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
transport ship; troop ship
weight; heavyweight boxer
identifying signal; recognition signal; (radio) call sign
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
nine parts; nine percent; almost
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
town; city; municipal; urban
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to come and go; to go back and forth
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important point; strategic position; key point
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly