to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
pregnancy; conception; gestation
health management; health maintenance; health care
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
training; education; development; cultivation
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
tide; current; tendency; trend
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
morality; moral principles
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
setting off (on a trip); departure
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
one of these days; someday; one day
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
Western ways; Western customs; Western habits
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata