to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
in the same way as; just like
to die; to lay down life's burden
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
brothers and sisters; siblings
to help each other; to cooperate
to subsist; to keep on living
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
cake served with tea; teacake
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
partly open; in half bloom
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to hide; to conceal oneself
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population