to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(not) merely; (not) simply
responsibility; duty; obligation
how long; how much; to what extent
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
maid; helper; help; assistance
so; like this; in this way
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
stupid brat; son of a bitch
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
for one's true nature to come out
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
counter for wheels and flowers
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject