slight reduction; small decrease
Pretz (Japanese snack made by Ezaki Glico)
business region; marketing area; commercial sphere; trading area; region in which a business operates
palisade; stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
mourning band; mourning ribbon
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
hadouken (fireball attack from the Street Fighter series)
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
agalactia; lactation failure; flat chest; absence of breasts
from outside; from the side
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
decline in attendance (shopping district, workplace, etc.); differing from a typical person; atypical person
barium (Ba); barium sulfate suspension
before and after (e.g. photos)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
tending to anemia; being somewhat anemic
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
number of votes obtained (polled)
disputed territory; conflict area
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to start using; to try out
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
pest extermination; pest control