JMdict entry #1460740

1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb softening
   antonym: 硬化・1
2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb softening (of attitude); mollification
   antonym: 硬化・2
3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb finance weakening (of the market)
   antonym: 硬化・3
4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)