to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
distant look; faraway look
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
patterns of thinking; train of thought
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
impassioned speech; fervent speech
lottery; tombola; drawing
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
two out; two down (and one to go)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
battlefield; battleground
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
approval; acceptance; toleration
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
weather forecast; weather report
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
here and there; in places
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
power; might; authority; influence
lessening; diminishing; reducing
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert