to accept; to receive; to agree
reduction by half; halving
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to squash; to crush; to flatten
assertion; declaration; affirmation
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
stripping; skinning; tearing; removing
pessimism; disappointment
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to kill; to choke the life out of
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to throw open; to leave open
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner