to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
hey there; I say; see here
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
day of spring; spring sun
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
sheath; case; (finger) stall; condom
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
art of living; way of life
living alone; solitude; solitary life
innumerable; countless; numberless
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
failure; mistake; blunder
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry