to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
CCD; charge-coupled device
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
business district; office complex
form; method; system; formula
auto; automobile; automatic; oat; oats
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
one by one; one after another; successively
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
naked eye; the physical eye
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
comparatively; relatively