to degenerate; to lapse into
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
maintenance; preservation; improvement
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
by means of; due to; because of; according to
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
very much; very many; more and more
near oneself; close to one; familiar
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
such; this sort of; like this
charming; fascinating; attractive
discovery; detection; finding
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
himself; yourself; herself
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
any more; any further; any better; any longer
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)