to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
posterity; future life; life to come
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
while; during (the time when)
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
royal capital; imperial capital
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on