to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to happen to pass by; to pass by
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
curious; strange; unusual
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
decision; settlement; definition
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
way of eating; how to eat
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be intimate with; to befriend
intimacy; affection; familiarity
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to maintain; to continue to have
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to