to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
adviser; advisor; consultant
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to have a talk; to tell a story
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
estimate (of costs); budget
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
pupil; student; schoolchild
so; like this; in this way
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
suggestion box; comment box; (arch.) complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period)
function; facility; faculty; feature