shorten, shrink

smallness; small size, small (sometimes used as an abbreviation for small serving, etc.) / Short for 小の月 (shō no tsuki).

(one) kind; type; species

voluntarily; willingly

progress

to go forward, to advance, to progress / to improve, to progress

conjunctive form of 歩く (aruku) [godan]

(intransitive) to walk

a bug, insect, worm / a serpent, snake / (figurative): a worm (person living for only one thing) / (derogatory): a worm (despicable person) / a temperament (thought which is in the deep in mind)

(only in compounds) a body