to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
curious; strange; unusual
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
breaking off; snapping off
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
this family; we; this house
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to hide; to keep to oneself
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
disciple; pupil; follower
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar