decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
research expenses; research costs
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
almost every day; almost daily
continuation; succession; series; continuous
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
up until now; as recently as the present
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
breathing of a sleeping person
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to live; to make a living; to get on with
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage