to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
drawing a line (esp. through an entry in a ledger, record book, etc.); striking out; cancellation (of a debt); writing off; indicating a long vowel with a long-vowel mark; long-vowel mark
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
that is to say; so that means
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; skiing down; downhill (race)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
society; the world; the times
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to listen to in an ecstasy
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
to become dirty; to become grimy; to become filthy; to get stained with dirt
about this time; about now
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
don't you think?; indicates question
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen