reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
hokora; small wayside shrine
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
mediator; go-between; middleman
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
heaven and earth; top and bottom
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
shameless; shameless person
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
boohoo; boo hoo; wow; huh; mythical monster that suddenly shouts "uwan", surprising passersby in the night
semibasement; semi-basement
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing
to make (something) reverberate; to make resound; to shake (e.g. a venue with cheers)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to resound (echo) far and wide
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to be blown up (into the air); to swirl up; to spout up (of water, steam, etc.); to shoot up; to be forced up
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
armed forces; military; troops
direct connection; direct link
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
rich person; millionaire; the wealthy