to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
attenuation (factor, rate)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
briskly; quickly; promptly
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
manners; behavior; behaviour
image; figure; figure; form; image
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
being good at cooking; good cook
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
evening; last night; yesterday evening
guess; conjecture; surmise