to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
third day of the month; three days
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
in one's own way or style
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
pointing out; identification
to have an idea; to have a clue
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
conviction; belief; confidence
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
finish; finishing; finishing touches
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
worst-ever; history's worst
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
whole story; full picture; full particulars
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth