to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to set (sun); to become dark
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
light; right; right field; right fielder
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
reading too much into (what ... says)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse