to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
precipice; cliff; flat head
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be bony; to be angular
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
colored thread; coloured thread
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)