25th letter in the English alphabet, derived through the later Latin alphabet from the Greek letter upsilon (U, u). In English it represents the same vowel sounds as i when used as a vowel (myth, tryst), and as a semivowel, phonetic j (yoke, yacht), it is a palatal approximant.

The basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen.
The standard currency of Japan.

A Russian river; flows northward into the Arctic Ocean; Also called: Yenisei River, Yenisey, Yenisey River.
River in Asian Russia, rising in the Tuva region and flowing across the Siberian plain into the Arctic Ocean; length 4,100 km/2,550 mi.

ETYM Commonly considered to be a corrupt pronunciation of the word English, or of the French word Anglais, by the native Indians of America.
A nickname for a native of citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States.
Initially, a disparaging term for a Dutch freebooter, later applied to English settlers by colonial Dutch in New York. Now it may be a colloquial term for a New Englander, any US northerner (used in the South), or any American (used outside the US).
1. An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War); Also called: Yank, Northerner.
2. An American; Also called: Yank, Yankee-Doddle.

To become less in amount or intensity; SYN. let up, slack off, die away.
Law, end (a nuisance); Law, abandon (an action).

To become progressively weaker.