reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to become possible; to become able to (do)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
(how) many times; (how) often
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
mutation; change; transition
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over