decrease; reduction; decline
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
fundraising; financing; cash flow
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to cause to swell; to inflame
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
baton (of command); order; command; direction
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
father and mother; parents
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
proposal; offer; request; application
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
confusion; distraction; derangement
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
attendance; participation; presence
recuperation; medical treatment
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
otherwise; if not; or else