to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
dignity; majesty; sanctity
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
both; both sides; both parties
already; now; no longer; not any more
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist uprising (Muromachi and Warring States periods)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
number one; first; best; most; game; round
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to