to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
devoted; self-sacrificing
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
(written) explanation; explanatory label (e.g. in a museum); information sign (e.g. at a tourist spot); instructions (e.g. for a product)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to pretend; to act (as if)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to shout (in anger); to yell
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
reality; actuality; hard fact
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to hold one's tongue; to shut up