(すい) (n) (1) (abbr) (See 水曜日) Wednesday; (2) (See 氷水) shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); (3) (See 五行・1) water (fifth of the five elements) [EDICT]
(みず) (n) (1) (See 湯・ゆ・1) water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); (2) fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; (3) flood; floodwaters; (4) (See 力水) water offered to sumo wrestlers just prior to a bout; (5) (See 水入り) break granted to sumo wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout; (P) [EDICT]
(shuǐ, ㄕㄨㄟˇ) water; river; surname Shui [CE-DICT]
の
() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]
() (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT]
減らす
(へらす) (v5s,vt) to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten; (P) [EDICT]
た
() (aux-adj) (1) (after the -masu stem of a verb) want to ... do something; would like to ...; (prt) (2) (kyu [EDICT]
() (exp) (abbr of ...ていたの) (See 乃・の・5,わ) (usu. sentence end) indicates emotion, admiration, emphasis, etc. [EDICT]
() (aux-v) (after a noun, usu. as 〜たる者, etc.) (See たり,たるや) (those) who are; (that) which is; often used in relation to qualifications and requirements for a position; in the capacity of [EDICT]
() (suf) (m-sl) (fam) (fem) (See ちゃん) (cute) suffix for familiar person [EDICT]
(他) (n-adv,n,adj-no) other (esp. people and abstract matters); (P) [EDICT]
(多) (n,pref) multi-; (P) [EDICT]
(田) (n) rice field; (P) [EDICT]
ら
() (suf,adj-na) (See 高らか,清らか) (after an adjective stem, onomatopoeic-mimetic word, etc.) being ... [EDICT]
(等) (suf) (1) pluralizing suffix (often humble, derogatory or familiar); and others; et alios; and the like; and followers; (2) (See あちら,いくら) or so (rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.); (3) (See 清ら) (after the stem of an adjective) nominalizing suffix [EDICT]
(おきる) (v1,vi) (1) to get up; to rise; (2) to wake up; (3) to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place; (P) [EDICT]
始める
(はじめる) (v1,vt,aux-v) (1) to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; (2) to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); (aux-v) (3) (See 為始める) to start (doing something); to begin to ...; (P) [EDICT]
