to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
explanation; interpretation
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
outside the country; abroad
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
that day; the very same day
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to put someone to work; to make someone work
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
the other day; some time ago; recently
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
deportation; expulsion from the country
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
accession to the throne; enthronement
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
in line with this; therefore
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
setting off (on a trip); departure
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it