tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
other; another; over; more than; I; me
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
treaty of peace and amity; peace treaty
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
your home; your family; their home; (my) home