downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to examine someone's expression
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to jump up and down; to hop
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
water (hydraulic) pressure
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
fall; drop; descent; coming down
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
to dye; to colour; to color
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
error of judgment; miscalculation
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
shopping; purchased goods
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is