to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
interruption; suspension; break
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
military force; military strength
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
production (e.g. play); direction
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
(not) so much; (not) that much