to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
small number; few; minority
strong person; the strong; the powerful
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to rule; to govern; to administer
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
right and wrong; right or wrong
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
authority; power; influence
clear; precise; definite; distinct
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
reason; cause; circumstances
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
handful; small amount; small number
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
person of high rank or position
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
sympathy; empathy; response
region; limits; stage; level
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
command; lead; generalship; leadership
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
coordinator; coordinating role
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to begin talking; to open up