decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
expression; look; countenance; face
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
stone mortar; millstone; quern
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
shop; small store; business; firm
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
both; both sides; both parties
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
several years; a few years
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
illegal; illicit; unlawful