to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
long time; long interval; for quite some time
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
grasp; catch; understanding
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
father; dad; husband; you; he
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
family; members of a family
connection; link; relationship
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel