action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
several minutes; a few minutes
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
such; like that; that sort of; very
selection; choice; option
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
choices; alternatives; options
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
for example; for instance; e.g.
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
(some) more; even more; longer; further
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
if so; in that case; in that situation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
please be careful; please take care
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament