lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
returning from school; going home from school
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
cleavage (between breasts)
to redeem (from sin); to save
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
it is not (like that) either
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
replying to someone's email immediately
mask; disguise; guise; mask
record high; all-time high
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
novel; original; new; innovative
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
the same kind; accomplice; partner
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly