to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to pass (of time); to elapse
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
cruelty; hard-heartedness
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one's house; one's home; one's family
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
one's person; around one's person
simple and clear; plain and simple
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook