to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
mental; spiritual; emotional
instability; insecurity; crankiness
prevention; precaution; protection against
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
professor; teaching; instruction
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
how long; how much; to what extent
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to rock; to shake; to swing
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)