several years; a few years
number of times; frequency; count
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
future (usually near); prospects
duty; obligation; responsibility
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
opening and shutting; opening and closing
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to chase; to run after; to pursue
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
clinic; medical office; infirmary
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress