reduction; weakening; attenuation; diminution; diminishment; lessening
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
tasteless and odorless; bland
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to bring back; to restore
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(Edo-period variety of) realistic literature; popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
poisoning; kill by poison