to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
failure; mistake; blunder
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
to become possible; to become able to (do)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
quick work; (clever) feat
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
pistol; handgun; revolver
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
training; drill; practice; discipline
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
feeling; sense; impression
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
journal; magazine; periodical
fortune-telling; divination
Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
calamity; misfortune; disaster
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge