to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
neighbourhood; neighborhood
festival; feast; carnival
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(not so) much; (not) very
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)