to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
settlement; solution; resolution
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to get hungry; to become hungry
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
home; household; family; hearth
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to have (something) innate; to be born with
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing