to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
body; physical system; (the) person
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
pointing out; identification
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
chair; stool; post; office; position
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)