to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan