to narrow; to reduce; to contract
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
stairs; stairway; staircase
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unexpectedly; surprisingly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
being startled; getting a shock
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
came here; coming here; recently
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to taste; to try (food or drink)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
European linden (Tilia x europaea); common lime; lindane
lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus); lemon grass