to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
inscrutable; incomprehensible
double suicide; lovers' suicide
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
polish; improvement; burnishing
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
great laughter; burst of laughter
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
to be softened; to calm down
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to stiffen; to become stiff
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
glorious achievement; distinguished service
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to fight to the last (death)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
preliminary test or trial; tryout
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says