to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to blaze; to burn brightly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
air conditioning; air cooling
city library; municipal library; public library
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
mission; delegation; transmission
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
modern Japanese; current written style
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
like this; in this way; as you see