decrease; reduction; decline
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
January; first month of the lunar calendar
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
state of an illness; condition of a patient
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
office and rank; an official rank
imperial court; royal court
complete change; about-face
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
TAS; tool-assisted speedrun; tool-assisted superplay
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
offering one's opinion (to someone on something)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to have a smattering knowledge of
lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inner curtain (in a military encampment)
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
white sash; white belt; leukorrhoea