to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
technique; art; skill; move
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
cake or snack served with tea
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
evil spirit (that can possess people)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(turned out) all right in the end
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
foundation stone; cornerstone
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
admiration; being impressed (by)
distant look; faraway look
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
on bad terms; at loggerheads
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print