to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
had better ...; had better not ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
maintenance; preservation; improvement
you could say; you might say; verging on the
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
completely; entirely; totally
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to think too much; to be over-concerned
regret; repentance; remorse
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence