to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to relax; to feel at home
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
rectangular-shaped thin-bladed knife (esp. used for vegetables)
nakiri knife; vegetable knife; cutting vegetables
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
busy; having no time (for)
this (very thing); this precisely
to be away from home; to be out of the house
husband and wife; married couple
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to run up to; to rush over
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to consent; to allow; to accept
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
particularly; only; in the case of
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to become red; to redden; to blush
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle