decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
growth period (in children)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
recitation; reciting from memory
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
apparent; obvious; very clear
proposal; offer; request; application
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple