decrease; reduction; decline
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
demo version (of software); trial version
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
to check; to stop; to keep back
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to be filled to bursting; to burst
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
chrysanthemum-shaped metal fixture; chrysanthemum-shaped hemstitch; anus; anal intercourse
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly
to devise; to plot; to plan
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
to be exhausted; to be worn out
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
finish; finishing; finishing touches
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed