decrease; reduction; decline
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
how long; how much; to what extent
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
fencing; art of wielding swords
reduction by half; halving
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
deep inside; innermost place
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
direct unforked road; straight path
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
innumerable; countless; numberless
periodic; regular; routine