to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
school rules; school regulations
offender; transgressor; violator
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
older sister; elder sister
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
general; popular; common; typical
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to add (to); to add on; to append