decrease; reduction; decline
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to straighten up; to sit upright
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
manner of using one's hands
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
full-length photograph; whole body picture
owing a lot to someone; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)