to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
it is not (like that) either
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
winning streak; good time to make a profit
moment by moment; hour by hour
soroban bead with value one
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
genuine; authentic; true; real
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
electricity; (electric) light
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
store interior; inside of a shop
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
counter seat; seat at the counter
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
both; many; various; together
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
serious; not joking; straight
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous